Newly Discovered Armored Dinosaur From Utah Reveals Intriguing Family History

Fossils of a new genus and species of an ankylosaurid dinosaur—Akainacephalus johnsoni-- have been unearthed in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah, U.S.A., and are revealing new details about the diversity and evolution...
17-Jul-2018 12:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Variations of a Single Gene Drive Diverse Pigeon Feather Patterns

In a new study, biologists have discovered that different versions of a single gene, called NDP (Norrie Disease Protein), have unexpected links between color patterns in pigeons, and vision defects in humans. The gene variations were likely bred...
17-Jul-2018 8:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

That Sound Makes Me Dizzy

Researchers from the University of Utah have discovered why certain people experience dizziness when they hear a particular sound, such as a musical tone. For patients with semicircular canal dehiscence, certain acoustic tones cause the inner ear...
10-Jul-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

How Antifreeze Proteins Stop Ice Cold

How do insects survive harsh northern winters? Unlike mammals, they don’t have thick coats of fur to keep warm. But they do have antifreeze. Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) prevent ice from forming and spreading inside their bodies. The existence of...
5-Jul-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Physicists Uncover Why Nanomaterial Loses Superconductivity

For the first time, physicists discovered that superconducting nanowires made of MoGe alloy undergo quantum phase transitions from a superconducting to a normal metal state in increasing magnetic field at low temperatures. The findings are fully...
5-Jul-2018 10:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Documenting 75 years at Hill Air Force Base

In time for the nation’s 242nd birthday, the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library is celebrating an exciting new addition to Utah Digital Newspapers — the complete run of Hill Air Force Base’s Hilltop Times. More than 61,000...
2-Jul-2018 4:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Utah soil’s slippery grip on nutrients

Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which is added by fertilizer, according to a new study from University of Utah researchers. The result is surprising, since previous studies in the...
2-Jul-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Database at University of Utah Sheds Light on Early History of Black Members in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

A digital history database, “Century of Black Mormons” documents and recovers identities and voices of black Mormons during the faiths’ first 100 years (1830-1930). It contains digitized versions of original documents, photographs, a timeline...
30-Jun-2018 9:30 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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