Colleen Meidt

Over half of animal biomass on Earth is inhabited by insects. Every year, the Natural History Museum of Utah host’s BugFest, an event to educate and celebrate the importance and marvels of bugs.

Once considered the Mountain West's apex predator, a rise in hunting over the last 200 years has lead to a heavy decline in the mountain lion population.

Health authorities in Utah are cautioning the public about a surge in cases of COVID, flu and RSV, referring to it as a "tripledemic." Specialists note that these three viruses impact the respiratory system and can lead to severe health complications if not addressed.

UPR takes you back into the tropics on our second episode of Secret Beyond the seed, a series investigating why there is such an amazing diversity of chemicals that have evolved in plants. Journeying to a remote island in Panama, UPR’s science reporter Colleen Meidt and news director Sheri Quinn are documenting the quest of these scientists from Utah State University and other institutions.

We visited the captivating tropical forest of Panama's Barro Colorado Island to learn about USU research into the astounding diversity of chemicals plants produce.

Insect and plant lovers, BUGfest is back! The Natural History Museum of Utah will be humming with bug lovers this weekend sharing un-bee-lievable facts about Utah's invertebrates and the plants they pollinate.

Two professors have received a two-year grant for $461,837 from the American Association for the Advancement of Science that could impact the way universities attend to the needs of LGBTQ students in STEM disciplines across the U.S.

At the next Science Unwrapped on Nov. 4, Rob Davies will define exponential growth and how it relates to viruses, economic growth and humanity’s impact on the planet.

Chemical contaminants can travel long distances through the Earth’s atmosphere to remote ecosystems. Chemist Kimberly Hageman explains how pollutants from our human activities spread to the mountains, as well as to faraway places like Arctic Lakes.

Bees are considered some of the most important animals to humans. Researchers and orchard management teams around the globe are working together to find alternative species to pollinate our crops for food as honey bees are becoming harder to manage. The upcoming meeting explores these alternative pollinators.