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Utah

Smog hangs over Salt Lake City, Utah.
Posted inENGAGE, News

Tracking Pollution in the Breeze, with Trees

by Nathaniel Scharping 15 December 202127 March 2023

New research outlines how pine needles offer a simple, low-cost means of assessing particulate matter pollution.

Scientists set up seismometers on rock columns in Utah.
Posted inNews

Podcast: Songs of the Arches (with Helicopters)

Liza Lester, staff writer by L. Lester 23 November 20205 March 2026

Utah’s famous bridges and spires hum with a deep, earthly music, just below the threshold of human perception.

Delicate Arch towers over visitors in Arches National Park, with the snow-capped La Sal Mountains in the distance.
Posted inFeatures

The Delicacy of Arches

Mary Caperton Morton, Science Writer by Mary Caperton Morton 13 July 202025 October 2022

Living in Geologic Time: How long will Utah’s arches grace the red rock desert?

A smiling scientist in shorts stands on a rocky outcrop near the Great Salt Lake.
Posted inNews

An Ice Sheet’s Footprint on Ancient Shorelines

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 3 February 20203 November 2021

Researchers combine observations of ancient shorelines and properties of Earth’s crust to infer the size of the Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last glacial cycle.

Utah Lake carp removal
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Modern Chemicals from Mystery Source Taint Fish in Utah Lake

by S. Montanari 21 December 201718 March 2022

Utah Lake’s fish contain high levels of a potential carcinogen. Could removing some bottom-feeders reduce this contamination?

Mineral veins on Mars offer clues to the history of the planet’s crust
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Studying Martian Rocks Without Leaving Planet Earth

Alexandra Branscombe by A. Branscombe 1 March 20173 January 2023

Matching Martian rock formations to those found on Earth can help researchers learn more about the Red Planet.

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