Science Stories

Do you know the difference between dragonflies and damselflies? These iconic insects can be found throughout Utah, so they're worth getting to know!

Museums benefit individuals and their communities, which is why we celebrate every new museum and every museum visit.

Creativity and engineering meet through LEGO®, which is why NHMU is hosting a bug-themed LEGO® building contest this summer!

Updating NHMU's iconic collections wall is a big project, but it allowed the Museum's team to highlight research initiatives, like a new Urban Ecology project.

A visit to NHMU's anthropology collections led to a curiosity-fueled deep dive into flag symbolism within Reservation Era objects.

The Society for American Archaeology recently honored NHMU and BLM Utah for their excellent work on the Cerberus Collection.

NHMU's newest community outreach program is bringing museum collections to students outside of class. This is Afterschool Adventures!

Are you afraid of bugs? Listen to this episode of Bug Note to learn why you don't need to be!

Learn about the Diet Breadth Model, how archaeologists use it, and how one NHMU archaeologist turned it into a game to teach museum guests.

What happens when the world's largest hornet invades a Japanese honeybee hive? Despite their small size, these bees aren't concerned.

Celebrating the incredibe contribution of 20,000 volunteer service hours by Randy Johnson.

NHMU Paleontology Collections Manager Carrie Levitt-Bussian carried Explorers Club flag #203 for nearly a decade. This weekend, she brought it home.