Science
Deidre McPhillips, CNN
US suicide rates rose in 2021, reversing two years of decline
A dip in suicide rates in 2019 continued into 2020, but a CDC report released on Sept. 30 shows that 2021 reversed most of that improvement and brought rates back to near-record levels.6 months ago
AIMEE COBABE, KSL Newsradio AND ALEX CABRERO, KSL TV
Researchers using dirty diapers to develop new autism test
A group of researchers at Brigham Young University is looking for ways to detect autism in children earlier. And they’re using dirty diapers to do it.6 months ago
Megan Marples, CNN
Dogs can smell when humans are stressed, study suggests
Dogs can smell the difference between odors from humans when they're stressed and when they're calm, according to a study.6 months ago
KSL TV
Kicking off Utah’s STEMfest with Casey Scott
Thousands of students are getting ready for this year's Utah STEMfest in Sandy.6 months ago
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
EXPLAINER: Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?
A NASA spacecraft is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. The spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph.6 months ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
What will be visible when DART spacecraft crashes into tiny asteroid
The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it slams into Dimorphos, a tiny asteroid moon orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos.6 months ago
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
Approaching storm may delay launch try for NASA moon rocket
NASA's new moon rocket could face more launch delays, this time by tropical weather.6 months ago
Jed Boal
Drug trial is helping Utah woman beat back ovarian cancer
In the past, women with advanced ovarian cancer did not have a good chance of living five years past diagnosis.6 months ago
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
NASA fuels moon rocket in test, hit again with pesky leaks
NASA's new moon rocket sprouted more fuel leaks in a test ahead of a possible launch attempt next week.6 months ago
Katie Hunt, CNN
James Webb Space Telescope captures strikingly crisp images of Neptune and its rings
New images released Wednesday from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet's hard-to-detect rings, in a fresh light.6 months ago
Amarachi Orie, CNN
Scientists have estimated how many ants there are on Earth. Clue: It’s a lot
Ants are tiny in size but not in number. There are about 20 quadrillion ants on the Earth at any given time, a new study has estimated. That's 20,000 trillion individuals.6 months ago
Eliza Pace
BYU study shows wearing pedometer increases step count, even without looking at it
PROVO, Utah — A new study found an easy way to increase daily step count: just clip on a pedometer. The study, done by Brigham Young University, shows that wearing a pedometer increases step count, even if users don’t look at it throughout the day. “Humans are hardwired to respond to what is being measured […]6 months ago
Ashley Strickland, CNN
Blinding light of Mars spotted by Webb telescope
he James Webb Space Telescope's main goal is to detect faint light from distant galaxies, but it recently observed one of the brightest objects in the night sky: Mars.6 months ago
Brooke Williams
Paleontologists find fossil of ancient vomited amphibians
150 million years ago, in what is now southeastern Utah, a startled bowfin fish may have vomited up its recent meal of tadpoles and a salamander before escaping whatever had threatened it.6 months ago
Kristin Fisher
NASA pushes back date for next Artemis I rocket launch attempt
Officials at NASA are pushing back the next launch attempt for its Artemis I mega moon rocket by four days to September 27, the space agency announced Monday.6 months ago
Shelby Lofton
Utah teacher chosen by NASA set to fly to edge of space
A Draper Park Middle School science teacher heads up to the stratosphere Tuesday on a once-in-a-lifetime flight.6 months ago
Katie Hunt, CNN
New ‘breathtaking’ Webb images to reveal the secrets of star birth
"Breathtaking" images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are revealing intricate details about how stars and planetary systems form.6 months ago
Jacqueline Howard, CNN
Additional types of cancer reported in people with breast implants, FDA says
The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting the public about certain cancers that have been reported in the scar tissue that forms around breast implants.6 months ago
LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer
Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no
New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon. Experts predict the scourge that's already lasted longer than the 1918 flu pandemic will linger far into the future as the virus continues to cause deaths and may well mutate or evolve into a new disease.6 months ago
Andrew Adams
Meteorite hunter searches for space rock in Chopper 5
When a fireball burst into the sky above the Wasatch Front on Aug. 13, meteorite hunters immediately began charting a course for Utah in hopes of finding remnants of the space rock. Recently, Sonny Clary — a man credited with finding some of the first pieces — took KSL Chopper 5 over the area for a fresh look.7 months ago
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
Leak ruins NASA moon rocket launch bid; next try weeks away
NASA’s new moon rocket sprang another dangerous fuel leak Saturday, forcing launch controllers to call off their second attempt this week7 months ago
Associated Press
Twitter to roll out edit feature for premium users
Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past. Twitter said Thursday it's working on allowing users to edit their tweets, which it said is one of the most requested features to date.7 months ago
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket
NASA's new moon rocket sprang another hazardous leak Saturday, as the launch team began fueling it for liftoff on a test flight that must go well before astronauts climb aboard.7 months ago
