Science

KellieAnn Halvorsen

Fan Effect Review: “Moonfall” misses the mark of sci-fi fun and disaster camp

Review: “Moonfall” attempts to toe the line between disaster movie, science fiction, and human drama, with a dash of comedic levity.
5 years ago
Atacama desert, where scientists believe a the site of an ancient comet crash that turned miles of ...
Eliza Craig

A comet crash landing believed to have turned miles of desert into glass

New analysis leads scientists to believe the Atacama desert was a site of a comet crash landing 12,000 years ago that turned 46 miles of desert into glass.
5 years ago
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Nick Wyatt

Experts say Great Salt Lake problems require more water

Two experts who study the Great Salt Lake for years say Utah lawmakers need to allocate more water rights to the shrinking lake.
5 years ago
Utah Governor Spencer Cox speaking with Washington Post reporter Frances Stead Sellers in a Faceboo...
Heather Kelly

Utah’s governor says mistakes were made during the COVID-19 pandemic

Utah Governor Spencer Cox admits mistakes were made when working to control the spread of COVID-19 within the state.
5 years ago
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Dan Bammes

USU space lab gets $5.7M to calibrate next-gen climate science tool

The USU space lab won a $5.7 million contract from NASA to calibrate the Libera system, which measures energy from the sun.
5 years ago
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John Wojcik

Nearly 400 years in the making, ‘Christmas Star’ visible tonight

The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it's happening just in time for Christmas -- hence the nickname of the "Christmas Star."
6 years ago
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Colby Walker

A massive dust cloud from the Sahara Desert is headed towards the US

 Just when we thought that 2020 couldn't come up with any more crazy headlines, try this one on for size. There's a massive dust cloud floating its way towards North America on some warm air blowing off the Sahara Desert. 
6 years ago
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Todd Fooks

U of U prof thinks sound waves could replace anti-depressants

Sound waves as a depression treatment? It may sound like stuff out of a sci-fi novel, but a Utah scientist believes there could be something to it.
6 years ago
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Simone Seikaly

Cuttlefish react when shown film clips while harnessed with 3D glasses

When shown 3D movies, Cuttlefish watch and react to them much like they would if they saw the real thing in the ocean.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

High schooler discovers new planet on 3rd day of NASA internship

17-year-old Wolf Cukier was just three days into his NASA internship in Maryland when he found a planet orbiting two suns.
7 years ago
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Becky Bruce

California researchers use machine learning to predict growth of wildfires

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine are using machine learning to predict how big wildfires will grow -- and it could help Utah.
7 years ago
The green screen that budding filmmakers can use at the new Teen Tech Center in South Salt Lake. Ph...
Kelli Pierce

South Salt Lake teens get new STEM-based afterschool program

An afterschool program teaches teenagers about STEM career options. The teens can get hands-on experience with podcasting and film making equipment
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

BYU researchers studying how wildfires burn

Researchers at BYU are lighting plants and shrubs on fire - in a lab - in order to figure out how to predict how wildfires burn and spread.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

‘Old Farmers Almanac’ predicting a ‘snow-verload’ this winter

The latest edition of the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts we can expect "no fewer than seven big snowstorms from coast to coast." But is it accurate?
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

UV photos get more people to put on sunscreen, say BYU and U of U researchers

Researchers from BYU and the University of Utah teamed up to figure out how to motivate people to use sunscreen to prevent skin cancer.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

JayMac on science: Will we be able to regrow an arm one day — but should we?

If we can imitate the best in nature, should we?
7 years ago
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Saige Miller

Bill Nye sets the world on fire — to make a point about climate change

Bill Nye said: "By the end of this century, if emissions keep rising, the average temperature on Earth could go up another four to eight degrees."
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Scientists reveal first image ever made of a black hole

"We have seen what we thought was unseeable. We have seen and taken a picture of a black hole. Here it is," said Sheperd Doeleman of Harvard.
7 years ago
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Colby Walker

Scientists have found a ‘fossil graveyard’ linked to the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs

An international team of scientists has discovered a fossil graveyard containing what it describes as "extraordinary evidence" that an asteroid that hit the Earth 65 million years ago was responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
7 years ago
Mars rover Opportunity...
Colby Walker

Opportunity: the little rover that could wraps up Mars mission

Its mission was only supposed to last for 90 days, but the little Mars rover that could, Opportunity, kept knocking for over 14 years.
8 years ago
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Emerson Oligschlaeger

Can playing the piano boost your brain function?

Local musician Jerald Simon chats with Maria Shilaos about processing power, memory retention, and how playing the piano could help fight dementia.
8 years ago
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Colby Walker

Science asks: Can a Super Bowl ad give you brain tingles?

A new Super Bowl commercial aims to calm frenzied football fans with oddly relaxing images of actress Zoe Kravitz whispering into a pair of microphones and softly tapping on a bottle. The beer ad, which already has drawn more than 10 million views, stands to expose a vast audience to an internet craze known as […]
8 years ago
A metal sculpture sits in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 as Greenpe...
Jay Mcfarland

OPINION: Fighting global warming with Alka-Seltzer

Luke Gangi-Wellman with The Leonardo joins the show and Jaymac talks with him about how the thing that can cure your upset tummy might also fix global warming.
8 years ago
Clinical Research Assistant Kevin Jackson uses AlgometRx Platform Technology on Sarah Taylor's eyes...
Colby Walker

Scientists seek ways to finally take a real measure of pain

At just about every doctor's visit you'll get your temperature, heart rate and blood pressure measured. But there's no stethoscope for pain. Patients must convey how bad it is using that 10-point scale or emoji-style charts that show faces turning from smiles to frowns.
8 years ago