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With the end of the ski season approaching, most resorts have already closed or are anticipating their last day. But the amount of snow doesn’t always correlate to how long resorts stay open.
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For 21 years, the pub event series known as Nerd Nite has cross-crossed the globe, making science accessible and fun.
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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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Though ocelots are common in some parts of Central and South America, they are an endangered species in the U.S. A researcher speaking at Utah State University this week is leading an effort to aid their recovery.
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In the 1950s and 60s, over 3 million acres of pinyon woodlands were lost. Since then, pinyon jays have been on the decline. But while pinyon-juniper woodlands are rebounding, the jays are not.
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Anne Curzan might seem like a strange sort of English teacher: The veteran professor doesn’t believe in “right” and wrong” when it comes to language and grammar.
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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.