NEW SPINY DINO DISCOVERY
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Fossils of a new dinosaur—Akainacephalus johnsoni—have been unearthed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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A RECIPE FOR EXTREME ORGANISMS
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Natural History Museum of Utah exhibit staff came up with a perfect plan to help halophiles thrive in an exhibit with super-salty water.
Read More‘Nature’s Ultimate Machines’
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From slug slime to whale flippers to electrical shocks, organisms have “engineered” impressive tactics to make a living on planet Earth. The museum’s special exhibit explains how some species glide through the air, endure extreme temperatures or crush 8,000 pounds in a single bite.
Read MorePaleontology procures the prize
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The 2018 Linda K. Amos award was presented to Carolyn (Carrie) Levitt-Bussian collections manager of paleontology at the Natural History Museum of Utah.
Read MoreBirth of the Antiquities Act
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NHMU anthropological and paleontological collections include objects from areas in Utah protected by the American Antiquities Act, which authorized the U.S. president to designate land owned or controlled by the government as national monuments.
Read MoreVOICES OF THE LANDSCAPE
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Many families from the state’s eight Sovereign Nations gathered to honor the culture, heritage and history of indigenous people.
Read MoreDINO-MITE DISCOVERY
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Newly discovered, nearly complete Tyrannosaur skeleton found in Grand Staircase Escalante.
Read MoreA LABOR OF LOVE
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Happy National Fossil Day! Natural History Museum of Utah volunteers Ann and Randy Johnson contribute to the discovery and research of the natural world and its past.
Read MoreU REMEMBERS FRANCIS ‘FRANK’ BROWN
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The distinguished professor of geology and geophysics, and Dean Emeritus of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at age 73.
Read MoreESCALANTE’S POTATO VALLEY
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Researchers from the Natural History Museum of Utah and Red Butte Garden at the University of Utah have discovered the earliest evidence of wild potato use in North America.
Read MoreTHE DISAPPEARING DARK
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The U has awarded formal recognition to the Consortium for Dark Sky Studies, the first academic center in the world dedicated to discovering, developing, communicating and applying knowledge pertaining to the quality of the night skies.
Read MorePOWER OF POISON
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Explore how poison has shaped our world at Natural History Museum of Utah’s newest exhibit.
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