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China temporarily bans wildlife trade in wake of outbreak
Sam McNeil, Penny By Wang and Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press | Posted Jan 24th - 11:18pm
Chinese authorities announced a temporary ban on the trade of wild animals Sunday following a viral outbreak in Wuhan, saying they will “severely investigate and punish” violators.
Too soon to tell if new virus as dangerous as SARS cousin
Lauran Neergaard and Maria Cheng, Associated Press | Posted Jan 24th - 1:45pm
is more like SARS or MERS.
1st Utah governor debate of the season will be held in 1 week at tech summit
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Jan 24th - 7:45am
The top six candidates for Utah governor will spar in debate on the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit stage.
155 million-year-old dinosaur found in Utah leads scientists to discover new Allosaurus species
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan 24th - 5:01am
Scientists say dinosaur fossils unearthed in northeastern Utah in 1990 are the oldest Allosaurus fossils ever found in the state, dating back 155 million years.
China expands lockdown against virus, fast-tracks hospital
Yanan Wang, Associated Press | Posted Jan 23rd - 7:35pm
China expanded its lockdown against the deadly new virus to an unprecedented 36 million people and rushed to build a prefabricated, 1,000-bed hospital for victims Friday as the outbreak cast a pall over Lunar New Year, the country's biggest, most festive holiday.
Mark Zuckerberg to headline Utah tech summit
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Jan 23rd - 7:45am
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to headline Utah’s annual tech summit at the end of January.
California's monarch butterflies critically low for 2nd year
Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press | Posted Jan 23rd - 7:00am
The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California's coast remains critically low for the second year in a row, a count by an environmental group released Thursday showed.
Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim's brain to glass
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 23rd - 5:10am
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim's brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast, officials at the Herculaneum archaeology site said Thursday.
First space-baked cookies took 2 hours in experimental oven
Marcia Dunn, Associated Press | Posted Jan 22nd - 10:15pm
The results are finally in for the first chocolate chip cookie bake-off in space.
Tesla passes $100 billion, teeing up big payout for Musk
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 22nd - 12:58pm
The meteoric rise of Tesla shares that recently pushed the company's value over $100 billion could turn into a supercharged payday for CEO Elon Musk.
Erosion, floods make some final resting places not so final
Lisa Rathke, Associated Press | Posted Jan 22nd - 8:22am
When Revolutionary War soldier Josiah Clark was buried in a small Vermont cemetery near a river bank in 1835, it was supposed to be his final resting place.
Years after SARS, a more confident China faces a new virus
Yanan Wang, Associated Press | Posted Jan 22nd - 5:25am
As a viral outbreak spread from the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, the ruling Communist Party's central political and legal affairs commission issued a stern warning: “Whoever deliberately delays and conceals reports will forever be nailed to history's pillar of shame.”
Science Says: What to know about the viral outbreak in China
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 21st - 10:24pm
severe acute respiratory syndrome — or MERS — Middle East respiratory syndrome.
11 million people in Chinese city told not to leave to prevent spread of virus
Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press | Posted Jan 21st - 7:33pm
A Chinese city of more than 11 million people planned to shut down outbound flights and trains Thursday as the world's most populous country battled the spread of a new virus that has sickened hundreds of people and killed 17, state media reported.
Vivint Smart Home is now publicly trading on the stock market
Liesl Nielsen, KSL.com | Posted Jan 21st - 7:11pm
Utah tech giant Vivint Smart Home is now publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange after a merger with special purpose acquisition company Mosaic.
7 sunscreen chemicals enter bloodstream after one use, FDA says, but don't abandon sun protection
Sandee Lamotte, CNN | Posted Jan 21st - 1:48pm
After a single application, a total of seven chemicals commonly found in sunscreens can be absorbed into the bloodstream at levels that exceed safety thresholds, according to studies by the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, an arm of the US Food and Drug Administration.
Son of ex-US Rep. Christopher Collins spared prison
Larry Neumeister, Associated Press | Posted Jan 23rd - 5:04pm
The son of former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins was spared a prison sentence Thursday after pleading guilty in an insider trading conspiracy with his father.
Ancient voice: Scientists recreate sound of Egyptian mummy
The Associated Press | Posted Jan 23rd - 9:18am
Researchers say they've mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.
