Burning Questions: Exploring Roles of Fire, Fuel and Fauna
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Museum exhibit showcases curators’ research that probes how wildfire patterns change in response to herbivore extinction.
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The Enigmatic Origins of High Energy Cosmic Rays
Expansion of Utah’s Telescope Array will yield more clues about these particles’ journey across the galaxy.
Read MoreHow Special is the Milky Way?
Our home galaxy might not be as typical as previously thought, according to a new study of its “satellite” galaxies.
Read MoreUnpacking Polar Sea Ice
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U mathematics and climate researchers are building new models for understanding sea ice, which is not as solid as you might think.
Read MoreThe History Recorded in Your Teeth
Subtle differences in tooth chemistry could help determine the identity of long-lost human remains–if researchers can learn to interpret them.
Read MoreWhat Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell us About Ancient Climate Change
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New research from Utah geologists links rapid climate change 50 million years ago to rising CO2 levels.
Read MoreDecoding Mysterious Seismic Signals
Utah geophysicists find link between seismic waves called PKP precursors and anomalies in Earth’s mantle called ultra-low velocity zones.
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