News Releases

State Park in Nevada has been studied for decades, but explanations for why so many ichthyosaurs died there some 230 million years ago have eluded researchers

Natural Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) funds have enabled tribal consultants to advise the museum on how to center and preserve Indigenous knowledge, language, and culture in NHMU collections and exhibitions

Explorer Corps program saw 142% increase in participation in 2022 as it asked travelers how well they knew Utah and encouraged them to find new adventures throughout the state

Part of the museum’s Research Quest program and designed to improve students’ critical thinking skills

Straight from its origin at AMNH in New York, the immersive #natureofcolor invites visitors to explore the role and power of color in the natural world, in human cultures, and in our personal lives

Beginning Friday, October 29, NHMU scientists showcase collections in Museum labs from 2-4pm

Explorer Corps encouraged Utahns and tourists to visit location markers in every county

SALT LAKE CITY, May 17, 2021 – Take a journey along the River Nile 5,000 years ago to one of the most advanced ancient civilizations. Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs at Natural History Museum of Utah explores the...

The free series of online science investigations are designed to improve middle school-aged students’ critical thinking skills while supporting state curriculum standards.

Webcast Events to Replace Annual Public Opening of Museum's Treasured Collections

GLAMi Award-winning Save Your Stream challenges gamers to protect local waterways

Students and parents were captivated as Scott Kelly answered of-the-moment questions on how to find inspiration and cultivate critical thinking skills during time at home

Research Quest Live provides a classroom experience with professional educators in real time from the comfort of your home!

Join leading paleontologists, researchers and community dinosaur enthusiasts as they travel back 66 million years to examine what led to the mass extinction of dinosaurs and other prehistoric inhabitants 

For this landmark 50^th year, the Museum looks to the past and to the future – highlighting its heritage with early acquisitions while introducing its commitment to digital asset management

Using museum specimens, simulations and research data, students investigate ecosystem stability and change in Utah’s Uinta Mountains

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 24, 2019 —What’s killing lodgepole pine trees...

A public show and sale featuring traditional handcrafted Native American arts and crafts from 30 artisans representing 11 tribes across the Western United States

New Traveling Exhibit at Zions Bank Features Unique Collections Objects and Family-friendly Activities to Celebrate the Museum's 50th Anniversary

Explore the incredible challenges migratory elk and other dynamic wildlife face as they trek from the protected landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to the surrounding private and government-owned lands in search of vital winter...

A new study of climate changes and their effects on past societies offers a sobering glimpse of social upheavals that might happen in the future.

The prehistoric groups studied lived in the Amazon Basin of South America hundreds of years...

Elusive rodents finally found when scientists switched out peanut butter bait for earthworms

Just about everybody loves peanut butter. We put it on sandwiches and in candy, we use it to trick our dogs into taking...

Speaker Duncan Metcalfe presents, Farming Among the Fremont: Anticipating Tomorrow

Opening day event ¡Celebracion! A Tapestry of Culture to feature living traditions of the indigenous people of Central America and Mexico

Cultural objects now part of Collections at the Natural History Museum of Utah, help tell the fascinating story of Powell almost 150 years later.

Revisit one of the most iconic explorations of the...

Digitized Museum Collection Objects Used in New Ways to Connect Students with Science

Become a Citizen Scientist of Utah's Biodiversity

Discover the cultural history and artistry of contemporary and vintage Navajo weavings at the 6^th annual Navajo Rug Sale and Silent Auction, presented by the Natural History Museum of Utah in partnership with Toh-Atin Gallery of...

Explora y aprende como las “Maravillosas Máquinas de la Naturaleza” corren, brincan, se deslizan, nadan, muerden y mastican en la nueva exposición Natures’s Ultimate Machines en el museo de Historia Natural de Utah.

A two-day celebration of “Dinosaurs in Motion

Two remarkable new species of horned dinosaurs have been found in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, southern Utah.  The giant plant-eaters were inhabitants of the “lost continent” of Laramidia, formed when a shallow...