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Latest October 29, 2025 Anthropology Education

Discovering Tutankhamun: The Boy King and The Lost Tomb

The allure of ancient Egypt endures to this day, and a big part of the West's Egyptomania can be credited to the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.

November 13, 2020
Collections

Why Do Ants Farm?

Humans aren’t the only species to invent farming. That might seem strange, but it’s true. Different ant species are farmers, too, just on a smaller scale.
September 25, 2020
Research

Executive Director Jason Cryan Helps Discover New Amazonian Species

Executive Director Jason Cryan Helps Discover New Amazonian Species
September 16, 2020
Research

Fossils at Bears Ears

Fossils at Bears Ears
September 15, 2020
Collections

How a Museum Volunteer Became a TikTok Star

Eliza Petersen, paleontology volunteer went viral on the social media app TikTok this month for a short skit about the fate of the dinosaur.
August 31, 2020
Exhibitions

Monumental Upgrade to NHMU’s Utah Map

Monumental Upgrade to museum's map of Utah
August 21, 2020
Research

NHMU50: Saving an Allosaurus Graveyard

Saving an Allosaurus Graveyard
July 13, 2020
Research

Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?

Did Climate Change Help Dinosaurs Get Their Start?
July 9, 2020
Education

Cats are Affected By COVID-19, Too

Cats are affected by COVID-19, too
June 19, 2020
Education

NHMU 2020 — Episode 5

This is Episode 5 of a five-part series.
Nature All Around Us
June 16, 2020
Education

Sofa Science — CSI: Crimes Solved with Isotopes

Sofa Science — CSI: Crimes Solved with Isotopes
June 11, 2020
Education

NHMU 2020 — Episode 4

NHMU 2020 — Episode 4-Utah's Great Salt Lake and Animal Adaptations
June 9, 2020
Research

A Strange and Mysterious Insect Was Found in Museum Collections First

A Strange and Mysterious Insect Was Found in Museum Collections First