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April's full moon is a 'micromoon.' Here's what that means
Kameryn Griesser and Ashley Strickland, CNN | Posted April 12 - 2:21 p.m. | Save Story
Sharp-eyed lunar lovers may notice April's full moon looks smaller than usual this month, and despite its "pink moon" namesake, the orb will have a white-golden hue.
Will Utah build the world's next AI hub? The governor's trade mission to Canada could open the door
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted April 11 - 8:06 a.m. | Save Story
Mila Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute boasts a catalog of nearly 2,600 scientific articles on AI since 2018. The secret they shared with Utah? Mastering AI's borderless potential requires bringing research and commercialization into close proximity — the tighter the better.
Weber State bets big on hypersonic research with MARS center upgrades
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted April 9 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Students at Weber State's MARS center have a chance to research and apply hypersonic materials — objects designed to travel at least five times the speed of sound.
Scientists genetically engineer wolves like the extinct dire wolf
Christina Larson, Associated Press | Posted April 8 - 7:42 a.m. | Save Story
Three genetically engineered wolves that may resemble extinct dire wolves are trotting, sleeping and howling in an undisclosed secure location in the U.S., according to the company that aims to bring back lost species.
Trump's NASA nominee backs US moon program in talks with lawmakers, sources say
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Updated April 7 - 9:36 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump's pick to lead NASA has assured lawmakers that returning astronauts to the moon would remain the agency's main strategy.
Britain to invest up to $767M in new health data research
Reuters | Posted April 7 - 11:32 a.m. | Save Story
Britain will invest up to $767 million into a new health data research service to help boost scientific studies and cut the time it takes to carry out clinical trials, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday.
Judge foils FDA plan to regulate lab-developed tests
Lois M. Collins, Deseret News | Posted April 6 - 6:04 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. district judge foiled the Food and Drug Administration's plan put forth under the Biden administration to regulate lab-developed tests like medical devices.
The man who wants to buy TikTok and buck Big Tech — and why he thinks Utah is leading the way
Emma Pitts, Deseret News | Posted April 5 - 10:26 p.m. | Save Story
On Friday morning, the Trump administration extended the deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok. For another 75 days, the video-sharing app will remain as is for its 170 million United States users — unless the extension is challenged.
He wrote the book on social media and kids. Here's what he said about Utah's online laws
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted April 4 - 3:13 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and several lawmakers celebrated a handful of bills addressing cellphone use in schools, app store age verification and digital privacy.
Trump extends TikTok-sale deadline by 75 days, vows to work with China
David Shepardson and Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters | Posted April 4 - 2:20 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell U.S. assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law.
UDOT warns public of new scam that warns drivers of nonexistent toll balances
Alton Barnhart, KSL-TV | Posted April 1 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Department of Transportation is warning the public about a new string of toll scams.
If AI doesn't kill your company, it will make it stronger, study shows
Francesco Canepa, Reuters | Updated April 1 - 2:39 p.m. | Save Story
If a company can survive the upheaval caused by the adoption of artificial intelligence, AI will help it thrive in the longer run, a study presented at a European Central Bank conference has found.
SpaceX launches private astronaut crew in historic polar-orbiting mission
Joey Roulette, Reuters | Updated March 31 - 8:35 p.m. | Save Story
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday launched a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled before.
A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant
Laura Ungar, Associated Press | Updated March 31 - 5:27 p.m. | Save Story
Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. The brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to speak.
Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
Will Dunham, Reuters | Updated March 30 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago..
Meet the Utah startup stepping up to help companies navigate 'trade war landscape' through AI
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted March 30 - 10:48 a.m. | Save Story
Utah-based startup Tarifflo offers an AI-powered platform that automates international trade documentation, outperforming traditional and competing software solutions.
Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire
David Rising And Jintamas Saksornchai, Associated Press | Updated March 29 - 9:25 p.m. | Save Story
A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts has been announced by Myanmar's shadow National Unity Government as the country's death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644.
The monarch butterfly is in trouble. Will the government help?
Amy Joi O'Donoghue, Deseret News | Posted March 29 - 12:38 p.m. | Save Story
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it is reopening the public comment period for a proposed rule to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
