Blog Archive: Research

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Posted Wed, 12/09/2020 - 9:00am

Where Are Pterosaurs on the Reptile Family Tree?

The research of NHMU's Chief Curator Randy Irmis and his colleagues is published in the journal Nature.

Posted Sun, 11/22/2020 - 10:58am

A collaborative effort is revealing which plants were important to people who have lived in Bears Ears over millennia.

Posted Fri, 09/25/2020 - 12:38pm

Biodiversity Discovery: a new genus and species of spittlebug from the Amazonian rainforest.

Posted Wed, 09/16/2020 - 5:12am

A primer on the region, the fossils found so far, those that are likely to be there, and why it matters.

Posted Mon, 07/13/2020 - 9:00am

Geologists and paleontologists have good reason to suspect that climate change might play a role in dinosaur origins.

Posted Thu, 07/09/2020 - 5:47pm

A new study finds that cats are susceptible to COVID-19, but there's no evidence they can spread the disease to us.

Posted Tue, 06/16/2020 - 12:23pm

Join isotope Ecologist Christy Mancuso to discover how stable isotopes can solve crimes.

Posted Fri, 06/05/2020 - 4:48pm

Join neuroscientist Danielle Giangrasso in this episode of Sofa Science from NHMU to learn how addiction hijacks our behavior and our brains.

Posted Wed, 05/27/2020 - 3:22pm

Emily Post is a cultural anthropologist. Join her as she discusses responding to disasters in this episode of Sofa Science from NHMU.

Posted Wed, 05/20/2020 - 6:19pm

Victoria Russell is a bioelectric chemist. Explore her research in this episode of Sofa Science from the Natural History Museum of Utah.