Dust in the Wind: How cities alter natural airborne particles
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Salt Lake’s locally sourced dust pollution carries far more hazardous elements than natural dust blown in from the Great Basin.
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Misha Lived in Zoos, but the Elephant’s Tooth Enamel Helps Reconstruct Wildlife Migrations
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U geologists show how strontium isotopes found in teeth reveal where large plant-eating animals have roamed.
Read MoreMaybe Earth’s inner core is not so solid after all
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New research suggests the surface of the inner core is deformed from contact with turbulent liquid outer core.
Read MoreSediment Stories
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Unraveling the changing landscape on Utah’s Colorado and San Juan rivers and the shrinking Lake Powell.
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.
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