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In The Asteroid Hunter, Dante Lauretta chronicles the quest to retrieve a sample from Bennu, which is one of the large asteroids that is most likely to collide with the Earth.
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The young adults who comprise Generation Z live in a world of far less violent crime relative to the generation before them. So, why are so many of them struggling? Educator John Creger thinks he has part of the answer: They often need help understanding who they are in this world.
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During pandemic lockdowns in 2020, wild animals were seen running through downtown areas, and a narrative emerged that “wildlife are reclaiming the outdoors.” New research suggests that the full story is more complicated.
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A Westminster professor recently spoke at USU about how water levels in the lake directly affect salinity. The species inhabiting Great Salt Lake rely heavily on salinity levels staying under 12%.
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In a changing world, freshwater species are increasingly imperiled. As the climate continues to change more systems will shift, but their transition depend on their resilience and our management choices.
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Laura Lewis met a bonobo named Louise as part of a study on the capacity of chimps and bonobos to remember the faces of apes they’d spent time with years earlier. And she did.
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The next two events will take place at the newly renovated Logan Library, and in June the location will switch to Stokes Nature Center.
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Sarah McCammon grew up in an evangelical family, where she was taught to never question her faith. Like many Americans, she was plagued deep questions, but scared to leave.
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Nematodes weren’t known to live in the Great Salt Lake until recently. And, in fact, very little lives there — because the lake’s salinity makes most life untenable. But as it turns out, these tiny worms were doing just fine.
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Major Kate Rubins honors Women’s History Month as an Army Reservist, astronaut and biologist who participated in the first sequencing of DNA in space.
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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.
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When humans debate climate policy, the questions asked are often posed in terms of what will work best. Fairness isn’t always, or even often, taken into account. Stacia Ryder thinks that needs to change.