sltrib.com Had Utah’s newest dinosaur not gone extinct, it might have evolved into a highly intelligent creature, scientists speculate. “Its skull is six times larger than other dinosaurs,” said Scott Foss, regional paleontologist with the Bureau of Land Management. But Geminiraptor suarezarum’s large brain case is not its only unique feature. It had an inflatable […]
sltrib.com Utah’s Cedar Mountain Formation has yielded two new species of iguanodont, cousins of the famous iguanodon, the plant-eating, beaked-mouthed dinosaur known for its ability to walk on its hind legs. Working on federal land in two eastern Utah sites, teams led by the Utah Geological Survey discovered the two specimens in 2004. It took […]
deseretnews.com A state incentive program that gives cash to people who trade in their old, energy inefficient appliances is coming to a close. Cash for Appliances, a popular program that has helped more that 12,000 people cut energy costs by upgrading to Energy Star rated appliances, has less that 10 percent of its funds remaining. […]
newscientist.com The biggest lungfish on record has been uncovered in an unexpected place – a drawer in the Nebraska State Museum in Lincoln. Kenshu Shimada of DePaul University in Chicago was searching the drawers for specimens of fish teeth. For a while, the largest one he came across was the size of his thumb. Then […]
deseretnews.com A wet and gloomy Monday, the sun nowhere in sight, was the setting for the announcement at Hillside Middle School that 73 solar panels will be installed atop 73 schools across Utah. The solar photovoltaic arrays will be placed on the roof of at least one school in each of Utah’s 41 school districts […]
mormontimes.com If highway construction projects have taught commuters anything, it’s that even a single lane restriction can bring traffic to a crawl. Now imagine the impact on your commute because of a unexpected force of nature — like a strong earthquake, a blizzard, flooding rains or a tornado. Along Utah’s Wasatch front, a fault spans […]
KCSG.com Dean Baker, a rancher and activist for the protection of water rights in west-central Utah’s Snake Valley, could become wealthy by selling his property to the Southern Nevada Water Authority. The principal communities in the Snake Valley, from north to south, are Callao, Trout Creek, Partoun, EskDale, Baker, and Garrison. “People don’t understand me,” […]
sltrib.com Homestead Cave is not much to look at, a modest opening in a knoll at the north end of Utah’s Lakeside Mountains. But it has yielded a paleontological jackpot for scientists reconstructing ancient Great Basin environments thanks to owls that spit up small-animal prey in the cave for thousands of years. The piles of […]
sltrib.com Just as a bank account dips when withdrawals exceed deposits, so the water table in the Cedar Valley Aquifer has been dropping over the past 70 years as discharge rates have exceeded recharge, and the losses likely will continue unless measures are taken to plug the problem. That was the conclusion of a report […]
sltrib.com Some of Utah’s most scenic geologic wonders from slot canyons to glaciers are featured in the Utah Geological Surveys 2011 calendar. The calendar, on sale for $4.95 at the Department of Natural Resources Bookstore at 1594 W. North Temple or online at www.mapstore.utah.gov, features more than 50 photos of Utah taken by staff members […]
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