Science Stories

Many of us enjoy the excellent chocolate from Utah producers

Evidence of cacao use was found in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

In 2003, a researcher from the University of New Mexico named Patricia Crown began studying a cache of 181 cylindrical vessels found in Chaco Canyon.

These are two halves of a nearly complete skeleton of a lizard that lived in the Late Jurassic, about 150 million years ago.

Living Rock from the Great Salt Lake, Now in our Permanent Exhibits

Among this cornucopia of artifacts excavated from Hogup Cave were ten anthropomorphic figurines. “Anthropomorphic” means that they took the form of a human figu

Know Your Lacy White Flowers

Even though they're not scooting around anymore, taking quality photographs of the insects in NHMU's collection is not exactly point-and-shoot.

Fierce Facts about Fireflies

Once home to many Fremont Indian foragers/farmers, we’ve found nearly 500 archaeological sites filled with fascinating hints at past life at Range Creek

30 years of explorations have given science a new understanding and appreciation for the biodiversity in a specific wild place.

Explore the fun and surprising interactive exhibit called the Trait Tree inside NHMU's special exhibition, Genome: Unlocking Life's Code.