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Posted Thu, 07/19/2018 - 10:30am

Akainacephalus johnsoni Video

Watch a video about Akainacephalus, a new species, discovered in Utah, announced July 19, 2018.

Tags: paleontology

Posted Thu, 07/12/2018 - 2:04pm

Objects Tell Stories of the Fremont People

Objects found at Baker Village give insight into Fremont ways of life.

Tags: anthropology, archaeology

Posted Fri, 06/22/2018 - 12:42pm

A Recipe For Extreme Organisms

Read about the microscopic life that’s adapted to the harsh conditions of the Great Salt Lake.

Posted Wed, 06/20/2018 - 11:40am

NHMU Research Update, June 2018

A quick summary of the wide-ranging research happening now at NHMU.

Posted Thu, 05/31/2018 - 4:22pm

East Africa Finds Reveal New Twist in Human Story

New discoveries in the roughly 300,000 year-old sediment of Kenya have allowed Natural History Museum of Utah archaeology curator Tyler Faith and colleagues to track how stark changes in past climates influenced human culture.

Posted Mon, 05/21/2018 - 12:00am

Lights Out—Utah's Unique Dark Skies

The darkness is vanishing. Population growth and development around the globe has illuminated the world and its skies like never before. With the world alight, the only thing it seems we can’t see anymore is the dark.

Posted Wed, 05/09/2018 - 11:36am

Behind the Scenes, a Fossil Treasure Trove

Carolyn Levitt-Bussian has a fossil lover’s dream job. Every day that she comes to work at the Natural History Museum of Utah, she gets to roam among the dinosaurs.

Tags: paleontology

Posted Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:08am

Spinning a Sustainable Future

A growing field of biologists and materials engineers are taking hints from spiders and developing methods to replicate spider silk proteins for commercial use.

Tags: arachnology