Ryan Helcoski
Ryan Helcoski is pursuing his PhD at Utah State University where he works with an international team studying the ecological impacts of terrestrial megacarcasses in South Africa. At UPR, he primarily reports on discoveries and ongoing research in the life and earth sciences.
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This month, the wildlife education center at Hardware Ranch has been transformed into a special beaver exhibit. -
Wet snow avalanches are starting earlier in the season as global temperatures rise. But it turns out, it’s not wise to generalize when it comes to avalanche risk. -
Floating solar is a technology already implemented around the world and across the country. It's already been implemented on a small scale in Utah and could be expanding shortly. -
About one in five people living in the U.S. suffer from an anxiety disorder, but it turns out that immune cells, rather than neurons, control your anxiety levels. -
The circular islands scattered throughout much of Great Salt Lake are reed-covered mounds nourished by pulses of freshwater that seep up from under the lake. -
In a state with over 35 million acres of public land, the Watershed Restoration Initiative hope to continue to grow this year and into the future. -
In 2024, Utah was ranked as having one of the lowest rates of vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella in the U.S. But we used to be one of the highest. -
A new study on wildfire prediction specific to Utah uses a straightforward "hot days" method to predict the frequency and severity of wildfires across the state. -
Pinyon-juniper woodlands are a common sight in much of Utah. But pinyon trees are declining, while junipers are expanding. The reason why comes down to water. -
Labyrinth Canyon, one of Utah’s most remote and accessible stretches of the Green River, faces a major policy reversal that could reopen more than 100 miles of off-road vehicle routes.
