The 130,000 square miles of deep river-cut canyons and exposed wind-scoured arches, the section of the earth that in Utah is called the Plateau Province, is as big a puzzle to geologists as it is awesome to any human interloper captured by the vistas of its environs.
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Jun 22, 2009
Jun 21, 2009
The thing that makes the Colorado Plateau so beautiful has long been one of geology's great mysteries.
Jun 18, 2009
When taking in the spectacular vistas of Grand Canyon, Arches, Zion and other national parks of the Colorado Plateau, visitors often wonder how the landforms got so high and so deep.
Jun 14, 2009
Biology alum Daniel D. Beck, BS'81, MS'86, describes the often misunderstood Gila monster.
May 26, 2009
Analysis of Grand Canyon microfossils by Carol Dehler, assistant professor in USU's Geology Department, and colleagues challenges prevailing views of the impact of
"Snowball Earth" glaciations.
May 21, 2009
Utah State University professor Alexander Boldyrev received the Utah Award in Chemistry in a recent ceremony conducted by the Salt Lake and Central Utah sections of the American Chemical Society.
May 16, 2009
Deafening cheers arose from a group of elementary school students Friday as their Lego robots slowly maneuvered, unaided, through a small maze inside the main exhibit pavilion at the 20th annual Utah State University Physics Day event at Lagoon.
May 15, 2009
Eggs plummeted out of the sky Friday at Lagoon and landed whole on a bulls-eye target or smashed on the ground with a resounding crack.
They might not have been tall enough for all the rides, but they were smart enough for Physics Day. For the first time Friday, elementary school students were invited to participate in the annual Utah State University (USU) Physics Day at Lagoon, now in its 20th year.
May 14, 2009
On May 15, several thousand high school and middle school students from
Idaho, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada will enjoy the 20th annual Physics Day,
sponsored by Utah State University and Idaho National Laboratory at Lagoon theme park near Farmington, Utah.
