Science Stories

As we approach Orange Shirt Day, learn about the lasting trauma of the American Indian Boarding Schools in Utah and the rest of North America.

NHMU's archaeologists are unveiling something big with their work in Utah.

The Explorer Corps app is helping Utahns and visitors to the state find its hidden gems.

Fernando Favila and Ironhead Studio built a massive, life-like replica of a tiger beetle head.

Several times during the Eocene, mammals went through rapid diversification periods, where many new species emerged.

New research on the Four Corners Potato reveals distant origins and evidence of domestication.

A recording of a live conversation with Levon Biss, the photographer behind Microsculpture.

Explore the incredible macro photography of insects by acclaimed photographer Levon Biss.

Twelve million years before Triceratops roamed western North America, another horned giant stomped through the area’s Cretaceous marshes.

¿Que son las mochilas sensoriales?

Sensory bags offer a valuable resource to museum visitors who experience sensory processing impairment.

Two broods of cicadas—brood XIX and XIII, which emerge every 13 and 17 years, respectively—are appearing together in 2024.