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Blog posts on Natural History, People, and Research. Experience fascinating artifacts, jaw-dropping dinosaurs, amazing science, and breathtaking views of the Salt Lake Valley. NHMU is an institution of science. The Natural History Museum of Utah's mission is to illuminate the natural world and the place of humans within it.
Natural History Museum of Utah
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Not all prehistoric animals were scary, ferocious reptiles. In fact, some were the ancestors of the clumsy, black-and-white birds we know and love — penguins ..read more
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Here is our selection of the top science stories of the year ..read more
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Explore our Invertebrate Zoology Collections with the Sarah B. George Executive Director, Jason Cryan, Ph.D., as he discusses his passion for entomology ..read more
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Explore our ethnography collection with NHMU’s Curator of Ethnography, Alexandra Greenwald, Ph. D ..read more
Natural History Museum of Utah
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Despite sharing the world with dinosaurs, the water-dwellers of the Mesozoic Era were not true dinosaurs ..read more
Natural History Museum of Utah
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As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back on some of the connections we’ve made with Utah residents this year ..read more
Natural History Museum of Utah
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Indigenous communities are the authority on their own cultures – it’s our role to serve as a platform that amplifies their voices ..read more
Natural History Museum of Utah
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Laura Wilson, Ph.D., is one of our keynote speakers for DinoFest 2025: Underwater Worlds. Check out her fascinating work as a paleoecologist ..read more
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Explore our paleontology collection with NHMU’s Paleontology & Mineralogy Collections Manager, Carrie Levitt-Bussian, Ph. D ..read more
Natural History Museum of Utah
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Researchers at NHMU are using new techniques to extract microscopic plant residues preserved within the cracks and crevices of bedrock metates ..read more