Nearly 1 in 10 pregnant people who get COVID will develop long COVID
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Because symptoms of long COVID can overlap with symptoms of pregnancy itself, it’s especially important for obstetricians to be vigilant for them.
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Science of plant decomposition…and why it matters
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U ecosystems ecologist Jennifer Follstad Shah explains her new research illustrating how human impacts affect decomposition of plant material in streams and what’s at stake for the environment.
Read MoreAstronomers find missing link in massive black hole formation
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“Once-in-a-career kind of finding”—the discovery is the best candidate for intermediate-mass black holes that astronomers have long believed to exist but have never found.
Read MoreAirborne dust from Great Salt Lake playa has bigger impact on communities of color
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New research demonstrates particulate pollution arising from the dry lakebed is harder on lower-income neighborhoods, highlighting another benefit of restoring GSL’s water levels.
Read MoreU leaders visit alums where they are—in Europe
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It was a weekend filled with culture, history, beautiful landscapes and most importantly—good company!
Read MoreImagining life on other planets…and in students’ minds
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Mary Fairbanks was among undergraduates in U biologist Martin Horvath’s lab whose recent research explores DNA repair systems of microbes that inhabit oxygen-free environments on the seafloor.
Read MoreLoki’s horned dinosaur wielded a pair of giant blades
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The Natural History Museum of Utah announced Lokiceratops rangiformis, the largest and most ornate horned dino ever found. Its distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, “Loki’s horned face that looks like a caribou.”
Read MoreNatural area native plants
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Nestled in the foothills above Salt Lake City, Red Butte Garden’s Natural Area offers a unique escape. Come explore the diversity of Utah native plants without leaving the city!
Read More‘Time cells’ in the brain are critical for complex learning
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As animals learn to distinguish between differently timed events, the pattern of time cell activity changes to represent each pattern of events differently.
Read MoreAs the ball turns: Earth’s inner core is ‘backtracking’
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Using seismic data to measure changes in solid core’s motion, geologists discover it now turns more slowly relative to surface of Earth.
Read MoreThe promising world of bacteriophages, the pathogen’s pathogen
Talia Karasov’s lab is trying to unlock the mystery of how bacteria harness viruses to wipe out the competition.
Read MoreA new way to eliminate toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from environment
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Utah materials scientists develop a fluorescent compound, called U-1, that lights up as it binds with PFAS.
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