Science Stories

For adventurer Jill Heinerth, curiosity doesn’t kill the cat. Instead, it drives every discovery. Persistence through failure and fear precedes every success.

What new research into crocodylomorphs suggests about the secret to long-term survival.

How is Utah's Great Salt Lake affected by climate change and water use? Biologist Bonnie Baxter shares some answers.

All forms of life, from tiny microbes to towering elephants, rely on liquid water for survival — a universal truth extending to lifeforms beyond planet Earth.

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

Learn more about the work of Dr. Ken Balcomb and the Center for Whale Research.

The big-screen adventure movies we love may ignite our curiosity for archaeology, but they hardly show us an accurate picture of what the career entails.

Susan Casey explores the secrets of the world's oceans.

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.

Put the debate to rest! Find out if the orca is a whale, dolphin, or something in between, then uncover how it got its controversial, killer nickname.

Velasquez-Franco is breaking ceilings as a first-generation student, a Latin American woman in STEM, a paleoecologist, and a postdoctoral researcher.

Not all prehistoric animals were scary, ferocious reptiles. In fact, some were the ancestors of the clumsy, black-and-white birds we know and love — penguins.