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Can Farmers and Cities Share Utah’s Water?
As Utah's water needs grow with a rising population, the temptation is to siphon water from the state's largest water user, agriculture. Can farmlands survive a growing urban thirst?
From Nuisance to Resource: Reconsidering Stormwater
New practices promise to reduce the pollution that stormwater brings, and turn stormwater into a resource that can help replenish parched lands.
Crowdfunding and Private Funding Are Changing Science - Blog
Reductions in federal budgets for science and technology are forcing scientists to increasingly rely on philanthropy and crowdfunding to fund their research. Are we prepared for the consequences?
Beaver Dam Mapping App Now Available for Citizen Scientists
Scientists are studying how beavers could be used as a tool for stream restoration and are looking to you for help.
Pristine to Polluted: The Journey of an Urban Stream
Salt Lake City’s Red Butte Creek offers a unique opportunity for scientists to study how a mountain stream changes when it enters an urban environment.
Desert Dust Events Could Trigger Early Wasatch Snowmelt
Dust events occur regularly each spring along the Wasatch Front, and they could be impacting how much water is ultimately available for Utah residents.
Ancient Humans Took A Long Pause When Crossing From Asia to the Americas
The progress of the early human migration from Asia into the Americas was incredibly slow. In fact, the people whose descendants ended up populating the American continents may have spent as many as 10,000 years inhabiting the Bering Land bridge.
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