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5th graders in Stansbury Park turn flooding into hands-on science lesson
Alex Cabrero, KSL | Posted Oct. 8 - 10:30 a.m. | Save Story
When Tooele County was hit by heavy rain on Saturday, most were focused on cleaning up. But in Ketelyn Chaves' Stansbury Park classroom, it led to a unique learning opportunity.
Here's what happens when a lithium ion battery explodes
Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com | Posted Oct. 6 - 1:15 p.m. | Save Story
Firefighters with the Madison and Idaho Falls fire departments watched Wednesday as a pack of lithium-ion battery cells burst into flames.
Immune system breakthrough wins Nobel medicine prize for US, Japan scientists
Johan Ahlander, Niklas Pollard and Ludwig Burger, Reuters | Posted Oct. 6 - 11:54 a.m. | Save Story
American scientists Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for work shedding light on how the immune system spares healthy cells, creating openings for possible new autoimmune disease and cancer treatments.
Juice jacking: Find out how public USB charging ports put you at risk for identity theft
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Oct. 6 - 8:04 a.m. | Save Story
USB charging ports may seem harmless, but security officials say they can put you at risk for identity theft. Here's what you need to know about what's called "juice jacking."
Planet Y? Astronomers find fresh clues of hidden world in our solar system
Jacopo Prisco, CNN | Posted Oct. 5 - 9:31 a.m. | Save Story
The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study suggests a potential new candidate dubbed "Planet Y."
How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science
Adithi Ramakrishnan and Shelby Lum, Associated Press | Posted Oct. 5 - 8:34 a.m. | Save Story
Every year, growers raise giant pumpkins and compete in weigh-offs against other colossal fruits, and Tony Scott is no different. Find out how you can do the same with the right stuff.
Tiny temples: BYU engineers 3D print microscopic temple replicas
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Oct. 4 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
BYU engineers have been working on their 3D-printing skills with their latest project creating microscopic temples to honor the school's 150th anniversary.
'Catching' shooting stars: Utah State's Space Dynamics Lab sharing meteor detection software
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Oct. 4 - 12:10 p.m. | Save Story
To boost detection of potentially dangerous meteors, the Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University is now sharing its open-source bolide detection software, dubbed "StarFall."
Excavators find $1M in gold coins from Spanish shipwreck along Florida's 'Treasure Coast'
Kate Payne, Associated Press | Updated Oct. 2 - 10:03 p.m. | Save Story
A team from the salvage company 1715 Fleet – Queens Jewels LLC has found $1 million in treasure this week from a centuries-old Spanish shipwreck off Florida's "Treasure Coast."
'Beacon of school spirit': New solar-powered 'W' lights the sky above Weber State
Tim Vandenack, KSL | Posted Oct. 2 - 9:29 p.m. | Save Story
Weber State has installed a new solar-powered W on the mountain above the university's Ogden campus that's meant to be "a beacon of school spirit."
Rock samples show moon's farside interior is cooler than the nearside
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted Sept. 30 - 8:02 p.m. | Save Story
The moon is sometimes called "two-faced" because the surface of its sides. But the differences run deeper than that, as shown by an analysis of rock and soil retrieved in 2024.
Is social media doing more harm than good?
KSL.com staff | Posted Sept. 30 - 4:00 p.m. | Save Story
As concerns about mental health, misinformation and online addiction grow, many are asking whether the platforms we use daily are doing more harm than good.
'Nightmare bacteria' cases are increasing in the US
Mike Stobbe, Associated Press | Updated Sept. 29 - 3:03 p.m. | Save Story
Infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.
A skull unearthed in China challenges the timeline of human evolution, scientists say
Katie Hunt, CNN | Posted Sept. 28 - 8:35 a.m. | Save Story
A badly crushed cranium unearthed decades ago from a riverbank in central China that once defied classification is now shaking up the human family tree, according to a new analysis.
How mean was this new Argentine dinosaur? It had a croc leg in its jaws
Will Dunham, Reuters | Posted Sept. 27 - 9:19 a.m. | Save Story
A fossil unearthed in Argentina of a newly identified species of meat-eating dinosaur is providing insight into a poorly understood group of Cretaceous Period predators.
Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready, details cloudy
Jeff Mason, Reuters | Updated Sept. 25 - 9:22 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, planning to sell TikTok's operations to address national security requirements, though details of the deal remain cloudy.
Audit: Utah's K-12 and higher education systems could improve cybersecurity practices
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Sept. 25 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
A legislative audit released Thursday took a deeper look into Utah's cybersecurity practices for both public and higher education, finding room for improvement in both areas.
'Very mean squirrel' seeking food sends 2 people to ER in California
Associated Press | Posted Sept. 25 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
Residents of the San Francisco Bay Area are on the lookout for an aggressive squirrel that has sent at least two people to the emergency room.
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle Prime deception allegations
Reuters | Updated Sept. 25 - 11:25 a.m. | Save Story
Amazon.com will pay $2.5 billion in fines and redress to Prime subscribers to settle the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case alleging the retail juggernaut signed users up for the subscription without their consent and made it difficult to cancel, the FTC said on Thursday.
