Cinematic dinosaur representation. Accurate?
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Paleontologist Mark Loewen critiqued the accuracy of Hollywood’s depictions of dinosaurs for Vanity Fair in a video that has racked up nearly 2.5 million views on YouTube.
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Previous hypotheses questioned in origin of dinos in Argentina
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At the time of the first dinosaurs, variations in the ecosystem cannot be related to the climatic changes recorded throughout its deposition.
Read MoreSee Utah’s fireflies this summer
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Did you know there are fireflies in Utah, New Mexico and other western states?
Read MoreNewly found insect named for NHMU executive director
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The treehopper species patronym, Cladonota cryani, is an honor for Jason Cryan.
Read MoreNHMU launches Triceratops Traits for middle schoolers
The Research Quest program is designed to improve students’ critical thinking skills using real-world science investigations with researchers.
Read MoreA love letter to science
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Science is an idea that’s accessible to anyone, a process by which we observe, test and learn something new.
Read MoreRepresentation in science
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Black students and scientists have faced unfair and unjust barriers in science.
Read MoreDid meat make us human?
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A new study questions the importance of meat-eating in shaping human evolution.
Read MoreFerocious fungus
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U engineers discover what makes a tree-killing fungus so hard to put down.
Read MoreMegaherbivore extinctions and wildfires
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Loss of ancient grazers triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity across the world’s grasslands.
Read MoreTracking fossils to follow Utah’s past climate
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A paleontologist and her team documented over 600 new fossil finds from the Age of Mammals, a record in the multi-decade Uinta Basin Project.
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