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The fuel set to propel NASA's moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it?
Jackie Wattles, CNN | Posted Feb. 21 - 11:51 a.m. | Save Story
If all had gone according to plan, four astronauts might have been returning just this week from a history-making, 10-day slingshot trip around the moon.
Scientists extracted DNA from mummified cheetah remains and made a surprising discovery
Taylor Nicioli, CNN | Updated Feb. 21 - 8:14 a.m. | Save Story
When scientists with the National Center for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia were surveying caves in search of wildlife in 2022 and 2023, they came across seven naturally mummified cheetahs.
Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted Feb. 20 - 2:25 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects.
Keeping sleds together: The mechanic behind the Jamaican bobsled team
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 9:06 a.m. | Save Story
Dave Kiernan has long been a mechanic, but not of sleds. And in a sport where the difference is a hundredth or even thousandth of a second, a lot of what goes on keeps him busy.
Fossils of a new species of huge dinosaur Spinosaurus unearthed in Niger
Reuters | Posted Feb. 19 - 7:36 p.m. | Save Story
At a remote and barren Sahara desert site in Niger, scientists have unearthed fossils of a new species of Spinosaurus, among the biggest of the meat-eating dinosaurs.
FDA will drop 2-study requirement for new drug approvals, aiming to speed access
Matthew Perrone, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 19 - 2:32 p.m. | Save Story
The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change to speed up the availability of medical products.
Bill Gates pulls out of India AI summit amid Epstein scrutiny
Aditya Soni, Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra, Reuters | Updated Feb. 19 - 9:30 a.m. | Save Story
Bill Gates pulled out of India's AI Impact Summit hours before his scheduled keynote on Thursday, as scrutiny over his ties to late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein intensified.
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms
Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 18 - 12:30 p.m. | Save Story
Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try curb a growing problem where human and animal populations encroach on each other.
Meta's Zuckerberg faces questioning at youth addiction trial
Jody Godoy, Reuters | Posted Feb. 18 - 9:17 a.m. | Save Story
Meta Platforms CEO and billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is set to be questioned for the first time in a U.S. court on Wednesday about Instagram's effect on the mental health of young users.
Studies test whether gene-editing can fix high cholesterol. For now, take your medicine
Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 18 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
Scientists are testing whether gene editing might offer a one-time fix for high cholesterol, and approaches being developed by two companies are showing good signs early on.
Athletes react to drones flying inches from Olympic action
Matt Gephardt, KSL | Posted Feb. 17 - 10:04 p.m. | Save Story
At the Olympics this year, drones are providing incredible point-of-view shots of the Games. And while not everyone was on board at first, athletes are beginning to come around.
US groups sue to block Trump effort to rid parks of history, science information
Nate Raymond, Reuters | Posted Feb. 17 - 2:05 p.m. | Save Story
Groups representing park conservationists, historians and scientists filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from scrubbing information from parks and monuments.
Lawyer on doorbell cams: 'We are participating in our own surveillance'
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted Feb. 16 - 4:18 p.m. | Save Story
Surveillance cameras have come into the spotlight, with both the Super Bowl and the FBI bringing it into public consciousness. Are they a problem for Utah residents?
Obama clarifies alien comments after telling podcast 'they're real'
Lianne Kolirin, CNN | Posted Feb. 16 - 10:45 a.m. | Save Story
Former President Barack Obama said he's seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position on extraterrestrials after comments he made in a podcast went viral.
Astronomers observe a star that quietly transformed into a black hole
Reuters | Posted Feb. 16 - 8:35 a.m. | Save Story
The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so strong not even light can escape.
Smartwatch blood pressure feature should not replace screenings, U. Health study says
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 15 - 6:15 p.m. | Save Story
The FDA last year approved the Apple Watch's hypertension notifications feature, but a study from University of Utah Health suggests people should still receive regular screenings.
Do sharks hear the noise of aquarium patrons? BYU researchers wanted to find out
Cassidy Wixom, KSL | Posted Feb. 15 - 11:55 a.m. | Save Story
While many kids enjoy staring at the sharks swimming gracefully through the tanks at the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium in Draper, do the sharks enjoy it as well?
Unplugged for 48 hours: Inside the viral Analog Bag Challenge
Mindy Dunyon, KSL | Posted Feb. 15 - 7:15 a.m. | Save Story
KSL took on the viral Analog Bag Challenge and spoke with an expert about how social media scrolling affects our brains.
