Gulf desalination plants in Iran’s crosshairs?
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A Q&A with Middle East historian Chris Low, an expert in the vital role water infrastructure plays in the region’s social and economic life.
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Freshwater under Great Salt Lake playa
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In a first of its kind breakthrough, U geophysicists used electromagnetic data from airborne surveys to characterize a deep freshwater reservoir under Farmington Bay.
Read MoreUncovering a patchwork of fresh and salty groundwater beneath Great Salt Lake’s south shore
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New geophysical surveys by U geoscientists reveal a hidden, dynamic aquifer system under the lake’s exposed playa.
Read MoreOnline exposure to medical misinformation concentrated among older adults
Study by U communication researchers finds few Americans encounter low-credibility health websites.
Read MoreLawmakers propose $100M fund to support university research
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The U and USU have achieved much, but Sen. Ann Millner and Rep. Karen Peterson say the time has come for the state to make serious investments to build capacity that drives discovery and innovation.
Read MoreWhen Earth’s magnetic field took its time flipping
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Sediment cores from North Atlantic reveal pole reversal dragged on for 70,000 years—far longer than previously known.
Read MoreBanning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair
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Researchers analyzed samples of Utahns’ hair going back a century to document a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations.
Read MoreCleaner ship fuel changed clouds, but not their climate balance
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After maritime shipping emissions were sharply reduced following a mandated switch in fuels, U scientists sprang into action to see how the change would affect cloud formation over North Atlantic.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake levels remain low, yet salinity remains close to healthy targets
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Annual Strike Team report outlines new dust-mitigation strategies, successes in controlling salinity and fresh projections on lake’s direction
Read MoreWhat past global warming reveals about future rainfall
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“Proxies” in geologic record show rainfall was more intense, but less regular during the Paleogene.
Read MoreOnly cowbirds sing the watery blues
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Research led by U biologist Franz Goller reveals how cowbirds create ‘liquid’ notes by tightly controlling two sound sources in their vocal organ, mimicking the physics of falling water droplets.
Read MoreGreat Salt Lake roundworm gets Shoshone name
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New study by U biologists characterizes D. woaabi, first of two nematode species recently found in the lake’s microbialites.
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