Natural History Museum of Utah

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.

Lokiceratops rangiformis is a new species of horned dinosaur recently discovered in northern Montana. The skull and a sculpture of its head are now on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah.

The Natural History Museum of Utah will host a panel discussion next week on the opportunities and challenges presented by the rapid adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Utah industries.

In other news: Mary Cleave, a retired NASA astronaut and Utah State University alumni, died on Nov. 27. She was 76 years old.

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.

Twenty years ago, Mormon crickets infested nearly 2.5 acres of land in Utah.

With funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Natural History Museum of Utah is working with Utah Native tribal members to enrich the understanding of indigenous history and culture.

Not all bones become fossils. So you can imagine the excitement in the scientific community when a fossil bed containing more than 12,000 dinosaur bones were discovered 30 miles south of Price.

Fireflies have been documented in twenty-seven of the twenty-nine counties in Utah. There is still time to see them this year, and document your sightings.

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. There is also a bug bar you won’t want to miss.