Science Stories

Despite sharing the world with dinosaurs, the water-dwellers of the Mesozoic Era were not true dinosaurs.

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back on some of the connections we’ve made with Utah residents this year.

Explore our Invertebrate Zoology Collections with the Sarah B. George Executive Director, Jason Cryan, Ph.D., as he discusses his passion for entomology.

Explore our ethnography collection with NHMU’s Curator of Ethnography, Alexandra Greenwald, Ph. D.

Here is our selection of the top science stories of the year.

Scientists around the globe are working hard to uncover the complex interplay between wildfire, climate change, herbivore loss, and human activity.

When it comes to taking soot out of urban airways, the species of tree and where it is planted can have a big impact on how well it can do the job.

The streets of Salt Lake City are filled with shoppers searching for the perfect presents — find something truly unique with gifts only available at NHMU.

Amid the lush tropical forests of Tanzania’s Usambara Mountains—a biodiversity hotspot teeming with species found nowhere else on Earth—life is unravelling.

A paleoecologist examines the history of Laguna de San Diego through its sediment.

Authentic storytelling brings people together — like when Rosabelle Shepherd and George Sumner connected through NHMU and a shared identity as storytellers.