January 16, 2026

Breakthrough Expedition: Hidden Clay Intensified Japan Megaquake, Tsunami

Beneath four miles of ocean and a mile of rock and sediment, an international team, including USU’s Srisharan Shreedharan, recently uncovered new information — a hidden reason for the devastation of the 2011 magnitude 9.1 Tohoku earthquake, the most power...

January 9, 2026

A Real Scorcher: Simple 'Hot Day' Metric Forecasts Increases in Utah Wildfire by 2050

As wildfire behavior shifts in Utah, land managers are asking urgent questions: How big will future fires be? How often will they burn? While wildfire remains a natural and beneficial force in many ecosystems, forests are increasingly struggling to adapt ...