Wasatch Range east of Layton, Davis County, Utah
Photographer: Ken Krahulec; © 2016
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A new species of horned dinosaur has been unearthed by scientists in southern Utah.
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TOOELE COUNTY, Utah — The Bonneville Salt Flats is the setting for blockbuster films and quirky personal photos that play with perspective.
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NORTH SALT LAKE — A thicket of litigation spawned by a 2014 landslide is scheduled to enter arbitration hearings in June, which North Salt Lake Mayor Len Arave hopes will pave the way for construction of an earthen bulwark intended to slow or stop the ground movement.
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Stand on the railroad causeway dividing the Great Salt Lake into two different bodies of water, and the tipping point for life in the lake becomes clear.
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Salt Lake City — (KUTV) Utah has been preparing for a major earthquake for years, with several buildings and bridges retrofitted to withstand a 6.0 quake.
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More than half of the streamflow in the Upper Colorado River Basin originates as groundwater, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study published in the journal Water Resources Research.
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If you live in east Layton, you probably know about landslides. That’s why some residents are having a hard time shaking feelings of foreboding as a 70-acre residential housing development hits high gear on Antelope Drive at 1450 East.
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Mary Anning was a 19th-century working-class woman from Dorset with no formal education. She became one of the most celebrated fossil collectors in history. (3:48)
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In the 19th century, many people believed that landscapes like the Grand Canyon were shaped by volcanoes and earthquakes. But one American geologist named John Newberry had different ideas. (2:20)
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE UTAH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. Several specialized programs comprise the UGS: Data Management, Energy & Minerals, Geologic Hazards, Geologic Information & Outreach, Geologic Mapping, Groundwater & Wetlands, and Paleontology.
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