by Kevin Berend | May 31, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
For large mammals such as elk, mule deer, and pronghorn, migration is a normal seasonal event. Twice per year, herds move according to the weather and the availability of food, following the spring green-up to their summer range in the mountains, then back to...
by Kevin Berend | Apr 26, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
In January 2004, after a journey of six months and 47 million miles, NASA’s Opportunity rover finally touched down safely on the surface of Mars. Minutes later, it sent back an astonishing image from its new surroundings, an equatorial region known as the...
by Kevin Berend | Mar 30, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
A trio of itchy, bloodsucking, disease-ridden stories of science: 1)Aedes aegyptiis a species of mosquito that inhabits tropical and subtropical regions of the world and is known to transmit yellow fever and Zika virus. In North America it is found primarily in the...
by Kevin Berend | Feb 28, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
Bees and other native pollinators are found across all major ecozones in Utah, from arid desert to high alpine. They provide a myriad of benefits, such as facilitating reproduction and genetic diversity of plants, including agricultural crops, by pollinating them...
by Kevin Berend | Feb 1, 2023 | Newsroom, Science From The Steps
It’s no secret that a lack of precipitation has left the Southwest and its reservoirs high and dry. The natural “megadrought” we are experiencing is the worst in the last 1,200 years. Water levels are dropping, and everyone from residents to wildlife are feeling the...