Members of USU's biology and ecology department studied rivers in Idaho and Wyoming during summer 2010 in hopes of learning more about river ecology. Michelle Baker said the studies aim to help develop research methods that will be used with Utah rivers the summer of 2011.

For the second year in a row, Utah State University student researchers will experience zero-gravity flight in a “chance of a lifetime” as they conduct an innovative heat transfer experiment of their own design aboard NASA’s ‘Vomit Comet.’

News stories describing the honey bee and its decline due to the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder abound. Less has been published about its counterpart the bumble bee, but the latter’s decreasing abundance is equally dramatic according to a recent study by USU researchers and colleagues.

Do you know why science is important to you? You might, and you might not. I would like to pose an introductory question – do you know who Marilyn Monroe is? I'm pretty sure you do. Okay, do you know who Theodore Maiman is? I'm pretty sure you don't; neither did I, until last year.

Nobel laureate Linus Pauling is probably best known for his advocacy of vitamin C for good health. But the quantum chemist, who died in 1994, also developed a definition for hydrogen bonds that’s been the textbook standard for more than 50 years.

Heady discussions of upper atmospheric dynamics by day and delectable empanadas, grilled meats and musical entertainment by night.