NHMU helps students impacted by school closures with Research Quest Live
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Research Quest Live provides a free classroom experience with professional educators in real time from the comfort of your home.
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Australia on fire: What are the impacts?
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The wildfires in Australia are among the most severe in history.
Read MoreSecond graders turn recess into citizen science
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It turns out that Utah is one of the few places outside of Europe where one can find firebugs of the species needed for a particular kind of research.
Read MoreBeautiful but noxious weed taking over Salt Lake City
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Mrytle spurge is incredibly difficult to remove. Its root systems grow wide underground, meaning that pulling out plants at the surface may not be effective, and even then myrtle spurge emits a sap when injured that can blister human skin.
Read MoreNot a bunch of ‘croc’
U scientists have found that multiple ancient groups—including relatives of crocodiles and alligators—were not the carnivores we know today, but veggie eaters.
Read MoreA warning for the future?
Research shows disruptions rippled out from climate change in South America.
Read MoreLighting up the night
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The Natural History Museum of Utah’s Firefly Citizen Science Project found Utah has its fair share of fireflies.
Read MoreHistoric photography
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The Natural History Museum of Utah is home to a collection of lantern slides featuring Native Americans of the Southwest.
Read MoreMesoamerica comes to the U
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Maya experts from around the world will convene at the U for the Mesoamerican Conference that focuses on preclassic Maya history between 2000 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Read MoreHumans of the U: Kevin Davenport
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“Before physics, I was a designer, which is all about communicating complex ideas in novel ways. So, I came up with a board game. The basic idea is that you build an electrical circuit with your neighbors. Each player is a type of material, like silicon or germanium. Using currencies such as energy and photons, you push electrons around to the interfaces of the materials to create light.”
Read MoreWatershed protection
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Durable parking lot pavers reduce runoff at the Natural History Museum of Utah keeping stormwater in the soil.
Read MorePALEONTOLOGIST EXPLORES SCIENCE AND FICTION
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Courses explore the good, the bad and the ugly of science portrayed in movies.
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