Knowledge comes in various forms, from laboratory science to place-based community knowledge and everything in between. This week, Science Moab talks about science media and multiple ways of knowing with Dr. Sabah Ul-Hasan….
As kids, many of us may have tried digging holes to China — without much success. This week, we speak with someone who digs holes on a larger (though not deeper) scale: soil…
In 2018, Michael and Jenny Fiebig embarked on a six-month, 1800-mile excursion down the entire length of the Green and Colorado rivers via packraft, canoe, and dory. This week, Science Moab talks to…
This week, Science Moab speaks with a scientist whose head is in the clouds: Tony Merriman, the warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Arizona. We cover the science behind…
Far from an impediment, the humpback chub’s namesake above-forehead knob actually acts as a stabilizer in the turbulent waters the fish calls home. This week, we discuss the humpback chub with Brian Healy,…
To understand geologic time, you have to stretch your mind across knowledge sets and time scales — exactly what geologist and paleontologist Kevin Madalena has done as he’s worked to understand and defend…
It’s common to remark on the healing power of music, but could song help save an entire subspecies? That’s exactly what biologist Sean Mahoney helped accomplish by arguing the unique songs of southwestern…
As visitation to the Colorado Plateau increases, it’s becoming particularly important to examine how education, storytelling, and media impact people’s behaviors and the landscape. This week, Science Moab speaks with author and storyteller…
Given the Colorado River system’s size and complexity, how do decision-makers predict the impacts of different water-management policies? One tool used is the Colorado River Simulation System, a model used to predict flow…
Potholes abound on the Colorado Plateau — and not the ones associated with road work. Rather, natural potholes are depressions that occur primarily in sandstone. These depressions are unassociated with any drainage, yet…
