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Changing Food Webs
Recently, Science Moab spoke with Moria Robinson, assistant professor of Biology at Utah State University, about plant and insect food webs. Changes in these food webs can be indicative of broader changes in climate.
A day at the Museum
The following is part of a series of stories from Science Moab’s School to Science program, which pairs students with scientist mentors in the field, the lab, and museums. School to Science launched in August 2021 and has now served almost 60 students from Grand County High School and the Grand County Student Career and Success Center.
Restoration on the Range – Science Moab speaks to Kari Veblen, professor of rangeland ecology
Science Moab speaks with Kari Veblen, Utah State University professor of rangeland ecology. The Veblen lab at USU includes a diverse group of field-based ecologists who work on both public and private lands…
Preserving the past and bringing ancient bones back to a museum
Preserving the past and bringing ancient bones back to a museum
Keeping track of the pika
How La Sal pika population trends compare nationwide
USU researchers study mental health in LGBTQ+ Latter Day Saints
The long-term study follows hundreds of participants
Inside the effort to categorize Southeast Utah’s butterflies
Annual butterfly count occurs every July
Why are the Ray Mesa ponderosa pine trees dying?
A new research team with the BLM is trying to find out
Uncharted interactions
Mallory Lambert is studying the relationship between pikas and mountain goats in the La Sal Mountains
Learn about how landforms respond to human noise
Riley Finnegan will discuss her research during the next, and last, Science Moab on Tap talk on Feb. 8
Searching for answers in the field with Brooke Osborne
Osborne’s research concerns the carbon cycle in dryland ecosystems: she’ll discuss it at the next Science Moab on Tap on Jan. 18
Pothole treasures: During monsoon season, these shrimp live fast and die young
Moabites can add something new to their monsoon bucket lists: spotting tadpole shrimp.
Science Moab: The soul of the soil
The ground under our feet is teeming with complex communities of plants and fungi.
Criollo cattle could save ranching
If there is a cattle breed that can survive climate change, have a lighter impact, and still produce enough beef to be economically feasible, the future of cattle production in the desert lies within it.
Peaches on the Plateau
This week, we talk with Reagan Wytsalucy about traditional foods on the Colorado Plateau.