FREDRICK MANTHI ELECTED TO THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES May 7, 2025 Above: Fredrick Manthi in the field in the Turkana Basin, northern Kenya University of Utah adjunct professor Fredrick Kyalo Manthi has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS). Manthi, who serves in the Department of Geology & Geophysics and […]
Read MoreFor a while, crocodile April 17, 2024 Above: Some 215 million years ago in what is now northwestern Argentina, the terrestrial crocodylomorph Hemiprotosuchus leali prepares to devour the early mammal relative Chaliminia musteloides. Credit: Jorge Gonzalez The ancestors of today’s crocodylians survived two mass extinction events. A new study uncovered a secret to their longevity, which could help conservationists […]
Read MoreMaybe Earth’s inner core is not so solid after all February 20, 2024 Above: Image by USC graphic designer Edward Sotelo New research suggests the surface of the inner core is deformed from contact with turbulent liquid outer core. The surface of Earth’s inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study […]
Read MoreA dino-mite addition to SLC International Airport Oct 28, 2024 Above: Ally at the airport. What’s more exciting than a shortcut to the B-Gates? An Allosaurus at the airport! On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Salt Lake City International Airport and the Natural History Museum of Utah unveiled the airport’s first-ever dinosaur—Ally, a 30-foot-long, 15-foot-tall skeleton of Allosaurus fragilis. […]
Read MoreBringing together minds and resources for a greener tomorrow Oct 11, 2024 Above: Group picture from the visit to the Watershed. From the headwaters of the Wasatch to the threatened Great Salt Lake, Utah is rich in beauty, environmental opportunities, and stories of sustainability innovation. With an ever-growing population in city, suburban, and rural areas, […]
Read MoreUtah’s Natural Wonders: 3 New Geoheritage Sites Oct 10, 2024 Above: The view of Great Salt Lake Credit: The University of Utah The International Commission on Geoheritage just named three locations in Utah as part of the Second 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites. The Henry Mountains, Great Salt Lake and Coyote Buttes were added to the […]
Read MoreUtah FORGE ReceIves $80 million from DOE October 3, 2024 Above: Milford, UT. Through new drilling techniques, FORGE aims to make geothermal power accessible in a wider range of terrains. An agreement has been signed between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Utah Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (informally known as […]
Read MoreU Scientists Nominate Iconic Utah Sites as Global Geoheritage Locations Sep 24, 2024 Above: The view of Great Salt Lake’s North Arm from Gunnison Island. Credit: Brian Maffly In 1875, Grove Karl Gilbert laid eyes on Utah’s remote and recently named Henry Mountains, and was fascinated by the “deep carving of the land which renders […]
Read MoreHonoring fallen soldiers: How science is using teeth to bring families closure September 16, 2024 Above: Ben Rivera, a technician in the Bowen Lab, prepares a wisdom tooth for analysis. Credit: Bowen Lab. More than 80,000 American service members remain missing from previous wars, most from World War II. When remains are found, their age […]
Read MoreIs the Past the Key to Our Future Climate? September 3, 2024 Above: forams under microscopic level New research from U geologists links rapid climate change 50 million years ago to rising CO2 levels. At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced […]
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