Researchers discovered a pig-nosed turtle, Arvinachelys goldeni, named in honor of NHMU volunteer and former UGS Board Member, Jerry Golden. Read more about this new turtle here!
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In the 250-million-year evolutionary history of turtles, scientists have seen nothing like the pig nose of a new species of extinct turtle discovered in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by a team from the Natural History Museum of Utah.
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After the devastation caused by last year’s landslide that destroyed one home and damaged property, the North Salt Lake City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt a new geologic-hazard ordinance.
Someone dropped a box of yellow crayons in this hot water. Now, the algae and sulfur crystals can’t stop coloring! Just kidding, there’s no crayons in this natural color field.
Roosevelt Hot Springs Geothermal Area, Beaver County, Utah
Photographer: Mark Milligan; © 2015
Yellow sulfur crystals and various colors of bacteria and algae give these hissing steam vents and bubbling pools an otherworldly look. This landscape is a recent and evolving phenomenon resulting from changing groundwater levels associated with nearby geothermal power generation.
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The Natural History Museum of Utah this month is launching a digital program for middle school students that is every bit as cool as the newest iPhone app, according to museum representatives.
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Paleontologists have discovered a cliff-side in Utah brimming with fossils that offers a rare glimpse of desert life in western North America early in the age of dinosaurs.
Chaos from California to Utah—this past weekend’s storms brought areas of flood waters across the area.
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New video and images showcase wild weekend weather that affected people from California to Utah.
Pine Valley Mountains, Washington County, Utah
Photographer: Nikki Simon; © 2015
See an amazing array of dinosaur fossils at Vernal’s Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, and maybe even dig up a few dinosaur findings yourself!
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While it may be getting too cold to camp or hike in Utah’s state parks, the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum offers a variety of indoor activities to entertain and educate families.
The mornings are becoming a little crisper, and night comes a little quicker. It won’t belong before we see this scene!
Zion National Park, Kane County, Utah
Photographer: Adam Hiscock; © 2015
Snow highlights cross-bedding on the sides of buttes and mesas along the Clear Creek drainage on the east side of Zion National Park. Cross-beds in the nearly 2,000-foot-thick Jurassic-age Navajo Sandstone formed in ancient sand dunes and reflect changing wind directions as the sand was being deposited.
Earth Science Week is in full swing at the Utah Geological Survey this week. Who else has Earth Science Week plans??
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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