SAINT GEORGE – July marks the beginning of a spectacular display in the skies over southern Utah, where clear skies and a waning gibbous moon set the stage for planetary encounters, astronomical flights into the gas giant, and the start of one of the year’s richest meteor showers. Stock photo of meteor shower for illustration … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — In a galaxy that spans many light-years and is more than 13 billion years old, it stands to reason that major astronomical discoveries are rare, to say the least. Omega Centauri, a global cluster of millions of stars, is nestled in the Milky Way. The stars are so close to the … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two astronauts who were supposed to be back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday they are confident the Boeing space capsule can bring them back safely despite a series of nasty glitches. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams boarded Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first humans … Read more
Thescelosaurines were a group of small to medium-sized, herbivorous dinosaurs that inhabited North America during the Late Cretaceous. The recently discovered thescelosaurine species Fona Herzogae shows that these dinosaurs spent at least part of their time in underground burrows. Fona HerzogaePhoto: Jorge Gonzalez. Fona Herzogae lived about 99 million years ago (Cretaceous Period) in the … Read more
WASHINGTON — Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury, such as a war wound or a car accident, causes extensive tissue destruction or in cases of severe infection or disease. But humans aren’t the only ones who perform such procedures. New research shows that some ants will amputate limbs from injured comrades … Read more
PANGUITCH, Garfield County – Bryce Canyon National Park recently celebrated the 100th anniversary since U.S. President Warren G. Harding designated it a national monument, paving the way for it to become Utah’s second national park just a few years later . Since then, tens of millions of people have visited the park. It’s a unique … Read more
DENVER – Two young brothers and their cousin were wandering through a fossil-rich stretch of North Dakota’s badlands when they made a discovery that left them “completely speechless”: a T. rex bone sticking out of the ground. The trio publicly announced their discovery Monday during a Zoom news conference, as workers at the Denver Museum … Read more