Rabbit Fever Killing Beavers in Utah Could Be Life-Threatening to Humans, Officials Warn

Medicine & Technology Apr 17, 2024

Nine beavers found across three counties died due to tularemia or rabbit fever. Continue reading to know the full story.

Thousands of Tiny Worms Thrive in Utah's Great Salt Lake [Study]

Mar 15, 2024

Roundworms join brine shrimp and brine flies in the organisms living in the Great Salt Lake. Continue reading to learn more.

NASA Preparing For First-Ever Asteroid Sample Return Mission; Empire State Building Parachute To Land in Utah Next Week

Sep 21, 2023

The anticipated sample from asteroid Bennu will arrive on Monday and NASA has been preparing for it. Continue reading to learn more.

Dinosaur Skeleton From 99 Million Years Ago Found in Utah; Creature Gets Named After Two-Faced Roman Deity

Jun 08, 2023

The newly discovered dinosaur's skeleton was unearthed in the Cedar Mountain Formation in Utah, which is a famed dinosaur graveyard. The remains were well-preserved and mostly complete. Read to learn more.

Great Salt Lake of Utah Will Disappear Within Five Years If Water Consumption Is Not Significantly Curbed, Scientists Warn

Jan 12, 2023

Utah's Great Salt Lake may evaporate within five years, endangering ecosystems and exposing millions of people to hazardous dust from the draining lake bed. Read the article to learn more details.

Utah's Freezing Stormy Weather Caused Numerous Casualties to Waterbirds Flying for Migration

Dec 16, 2022

Utah's extreme storm affects migratory birds' flight, causing numerous casualties. Read her to know more about this news!

Fossilized Vomit Found in Utah Dates to the Jurassic Period

Sep 15, 2022

Scientists claim that they found fossilized vomit in Utah, particularly at the Jurassic salad bar area. To know more about the discovery, continue reading.

Loud Boom Like Thunder Heard in Salt Lake City, Utah Due to Meteoroid: Report

Aug 15, 2022

Hear the thunderous boom that Utah sky, especially those in Salt Lake City, were slammed by what authorities suspect was a meteoroid. Read the article for more details.

10,000-Year-Old 'Ghost Footprints' Found in Utah Desert Only Appears After It Rains

Aug 03, 2022

Archaeologists stumbled upon the ghost footprints in the Great Salt Lake Desert that only becomes visible after the rain and vanish when it dries. Read the article for the full story.

Why Utah Park Warns Tourists Against Touching Dead Rabbits but Encourages Taking Photos of the Carcass

Apr 08, 2022

National Park Service rangers warn tourists not to touch dead rabbits due to a highly contagious virus. Read more about it in this article.

Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite Destroyed During Walkboard Replacement, Bureau Denies Damages Made by Backhoe

Feb 03, 2022

A backhoe from the US Bureau of Land Management in Moab, Utah allegedly damaged 120 million-year-old footprints in Mill Canyon Dinosaur Tracksite.

Heart Failure Treatment: New Research Shows How Protein May Help Fix This Condition

Aug 15, 2021

A new treatment has recently been discovered by the University of Utah researchers for heart failure. Specifically, they found that a certain protein may help regulate calcium within heart cells.

Are Tyrannosaurs Loners? Utah's Dinosaur Death Site Shows Unusual Answer

Apr 20, 2021

Paleontologists say a mass grave in Utah shows the dinosaurs may not have always been solitary predators as previously thought.

Horse Skeleton From the Ice Age Found in Utah Backyard Isn't What it Seems

Feb 17, 2021

The Lehi Horse skeletons unearthed in 2018 were initially dated to the Ice Age epoch. However, researchers now know that the mare lived more recently, roughly 340 years ago, after the Spanish introduced European horses to the Americas.

First Case of Novel Coronavirus In A Non-Captive Animal, Detected on a Wild Mink

Dec 15, 2020

Scientists have identified the wild mink as the first case of having the novel coronavirus. They found it near a mink fur farm in Utah.