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September 21, 2018

We find out what it’s like to step into a paleontologist’s boots and discover some dino gold. Plus, efforts to preserve some species in Hawaii found nowhere else on Earth.

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Utah Is A Gold Mine For Fossils

We find out what it’s like to step into a paleontologist’s boots and discover some dino gold.

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The Great Salt Lake Is An ‘Oasis’ For Migratory Birds

Ten million birds stop at Utah’s Great Salt Lake every year to feed, fatten up, and relax.

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The Exotic Life Above The Forest Floor

For years, tree canopies were the last frontiers of the forest—until ecologist Nalini Nadkarni pioneered innovative ways to explore them, with hot air balloons and cranes.

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A Tiny Martian Colony, Here On Earth

Researchers sequester six volunteers on the side of a Hawaiian volcano to simulate a mission to Mars.

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A Tiny Fungus With A Big Impact

The spread of a microscopic fungus is threatening a key Hawaiian forest canopy tree.

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