Science Stories

Latest December 12, 2025 Anthropology Collections

A Window into 19th-Century Indigenous Art

NHMU recently received a collection of items from the Reservation Era, items that open windows into what life was like for Indigenous communities at the time.

November 26, 2025
Education

Utah Mammoth and NHMU Launch New State-Wide Museum Quest

The SEG Foundation collaborated with NHMU to develop the Utah Mammoth Museum Quest, a state-wide initiative promoting mammoth education.
October 21, 2025
Education

Utah Unearthed: Smorgasbords of Dinosaurs

Season 1 of Utah Unearthed takes you deep into the iconic red-rock terrain of Moab — a mecca for outdoor adventure and a hotspot for ecological curiosity.
September 5, 2025
Collections

The Big Secrets Hidden in Dinosaur Brains

As a society, we’re a little bit obsessed with dinosaurs. But have you ever wondered what a dinosaur brain looks like? Take a look inside an Allosaurus skull!
August 28, 2025
Exhibitions

Mammoths and Mastodons Made a Great Ice Age Team

During the Pleistocene, mammoths and mastodons were important (though distinct) players on the Ice Age team. Get to know them better in this quick crash course!
July 18, 2025
Research

Freshly Found Caves in South Africa Hold Clues to Pleistocene Past

Freshly found caves in South Africa hold clues to Pleistocene past, and NHMU's Tyler Faith is piecing those clues together.
June 24, 2025
Collections

Lake Bonneville Ice Age Safari

If you took a safari around Lake Bonneville's shoreline in the year 18,000 B.C.E, here are some of the critters you would see.
June 18, 2025
Research

New Monstersaur Honors Tolkien's Ruthless Goblin Prince: Meet Bolg

Introducing Bolg, the new Cretaceous lizard prince named for Tolkien's ferocious "The Hobbit" foe!
June 13, 2025
Exhibitions

Tusks Up, Utah: Remarkable Mammoths, Mascots, and Ice Age Icons

While Utah Mammoth does have a nice ring to it, what if the Utah Hockey Club had chosen one of Utah's other Ice Age icons to represent the team?
June 5, 2025
Exhibitions

Polar Patterns: Living in the New Ice Age

The Ice Age is a fascinating time in our earth’s history, and believe it or not, we're currently living in an Ice Age!
April 16, 2025
Research

How To Survive a Mass Extinction: Looking to the Crocs

What new research into crocodylomorphs suggests about the secret to long-term survival.
March 21, 2025
Research

Science Friday Tackles New Dinosaurs in Salt Lake City

Flora, Ira, and the whole Science Friday crew are on their way to Salt Lake City for a special, one-night-only, live performance and recording of Science Friday
February 27, 2025
Research

Secrets in Stone, Now in the Cloud: Digitizing Utah’s Cambrian Wonders

In 2017, NHMU received 2,260 Cambrian fossils from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and are now working to digitizing this remarkable array of fossils.