Tree rings reveal nightmare droughts in the West
If you think the 1930s drought that caused The Dust Bowl was rough, new research looking at tree rings in the Rocky Mountains has news for you: Things can get much worse in the West.
If you think the 1930s drought that caused The Dust Bowl was rough, new research looking at tree rings in the Rocky Mountains has news for you: Things can get much worse in the West.
Earth Sciences
May 1, 2014
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BYU archaeologists find a Utah site occupied by humans 11,000 years ago.The researchers documented a variety of dishes the people dined on back then.Grind stones for milling small seeds appeared 10,000 years ago.
Archaeology
Aug 23, 2010
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Dr. Karine Chesnel has always been fascinated with understanding how things work, particularly the secrets of magnetism.
General Physics
Jun 24, 2016
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A new professor at Brigham Young University saw his research appear this week in Science magazine, one of the top scientific journals in the world.
General Physics
Nov 11, 2013
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Despite an increasingly positive portrayal of disabilities in Newbery Award-winning books, they are not representative of the nearly 7 million children with disabilities attending U.S. public schools, say Brigham Young University ...
Social Sciences
Dec 21, 2010
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Football fans attending BYU home games the last two seasons may have noticed a few students roving through the crowd, giving their full attention to hand-held scientific instruments instead of the game.
General Physics
Sep 4, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The next time a Boy Scout is lost in the wilderness, search and rescue teams could have better statistics on their side in deciding where to look.
Computer Sciences
Sep 8, 2010
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A team of BYU students recently modified an electric motorcycle into a hybrid model to increase its range by nearly 40 percent.
Engineering
May 25, 2011
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The conditions created by COVID-19—unexpected time at home, unemployment and financial insecurity, anxiety and stress—are the same conditions known to aggravate domestic violence.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's often said the eye is the window to the soul. But in this case, the eye is the window to Windows. At least, that was the goal when EyeTech Digital Systems enlisted the help of some BYU engineering ...
Engineering
Apr 11, 2011
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