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[image] Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?
Posted Mon, 07/13/2020 - 9:00am

Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?

A dinosaur-like reptile leaves muddy footprints along the shoreline of a lake during a rainstorm some 234 million years ago in northwestern Argentina. ©Jorge Gonzalez/NHMU

by Randall Irmis and Adriana Mancuso

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Tags: research, dinosaur, paleontology, climate change
[image] Cats are Affected By COVID-19, Too
Posted Thu, 07/09/2020 - 5:47pm

Cats are Affected By COVID-19, Too

A new study finds that cats are susceptible to COVID-19, but there's no evidence they can spread the disease to us.
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Tags: research
[image] Sofa Science — CSI: Crimes Solved with Isotopes
Posted Tue, 06/16/2020 - 12:23pm

Sofa Science — CSI: Crimes Solved with Isotopes

Join isotope Ecologist Christy Mancuso to discover how stable isotopes can solve crimes.
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Tags: Sofa Science
[image] Sofa Science — Neuroscience of Addiction
Posted Fri, 06/05/2020 - 4:48pm

Sofa Science — Neuroscience of Addiction

Join neuroscientist Danielle Giangrasso in this episode of Sofa Science from NHMU to learn how addiction hijacks our behavior and our brains.
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[image] Sofa Science — Surviving Disaster
Posted Wed, 05/27/2020 - 3:22pm

Sofa Science — Surviving Disaster

Emily Post is a cultural anthropologist. Join her as she discusses responding to disasters in this episode of Sofa Science from NHMU.
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[image] Sofa Science — Bioelectric Chemistry
Posted Wed, 05/20/2020 - 6:19pm

Sofa Science — Bioelectric Chemistry

Victoria Russell is a bioelectric chemist. Explore her research in this episode of Sofa Science from the Natural History Museum of Utah.
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[image] Sofa Science — How Bacteria Infect Us
Posted Tue, 05/12/2020 - 2:02pm

Sofa Science — How Bacteria Infect Us

Join microbiologist Brittany Fleming in this episode of Sofa Science to discover the sneaky tricks bacteria use to infect us.
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Tags: Sofa Science
[image] Thoughts on naming a new dinosaur
Posted Fri, 01/24/2020 - 10:00am

Thoughts on naming a new dinosaur

NHMU is thrilled to announce a new species of Allosaurus.
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Tags: paleontology
[image] Two-Legged Crocodile Ancestors Once Roamed Utah
Posted Fri, 12/13/2019 - 9:44am

Two-Legged Crocodile Ancestors Once Roamed Utah

Study released this week on 2003 specimen of Poposaurus, found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
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Tags: paleontology
[image] Research Quest Inspires Students to Explore Utah's Wilderness
Posted Thu, 11/07/2019 - 10:44am

Research Quest Inspires Students to Explore Utah's Wilderness

A new Research Quest program focuses on dramatic changes in the Uinta Mountains.
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Tags: citizen science, climate change, Research Quest