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Picture Perfect A large transmission electron microscope covered in wires sits inside a giant container that looks like an open fridge.

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Picture Perfect

BYU's transmission electron microscope lets researchers and students take a closer look at cells and proteins.

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Amazon Exchange

In Ecuador, an interdisciplinary BYU team collaborates with local residents on a sustainable building.

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Avian Adventures

Professor Steve Petersen offers tips for getting into birding.

Miss Samoa USA 2024

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A Crown of Culture

Josephina Lealaitafea knew nothing about pageants—until she won Miss Samoa USA 2024.

Yesterday: Froggy Findings
Spring 2025
In this 1963 photo, a professor and students examine a slide featuring frog vertebrae.
Gut Check
Winter 2025
Undergraduate Jordan Moore's digestive tract research is making waves—and paving the way for the future of healthcare.
Awed by the Ocean
Fall 2024
Lee Braithwaite drew over 40 detailed drawings of invertebrate sea life for the BYU library.
A Greater Grass
Fall 2024
After a petition by plant and wildlife science professors, hybrid bermudagrass is now an option for water conservation.
Water Cycle Revamp
Summer 2024
You may have seen the classic water-cycle diagram, but a new one rethought by BYU professors adds a missing element.
Inspired in the Lab
Winter 2024
Chad Pollard and Kelaney Stalker apply epigenetics to projects they are passionate about while working in a BYU lab.
Searching for a Universal Cancer Treatment
Summer 2023
Two BYU grads have developed a novel therapeutic that attacks 90 percent of cancers.
Hard Science
Spring 2023
Geology 105: Diamonds and Gems isn’t your standard GE science class.
Cat Cousins
Spring 2023
A faculty-undergraduate duo become the first to sequence the clouded leopard genome.
Mauka to Makai
Spring 2023
BYU researchers are providing data to help Hawaiian conservationists preserve the fringing reefs of Molokai.
Small Picture, Big Picture
Winter 2023
A BYU professor pioneered new way to look at the building blocks of life.
Bone-Rumbling Sound
Winter 2023
The sound of the Artemis I launch, with its snaps and pops, was like “40 million bowls of crackling Rice Krispies."
2021 Giving Report: Work That Heals
Fall 2022
Thanks to generous donors, BYU students are using their research and passion for the benefit of the world.
Curiouser and Curiouser
Fall 2022
In his research and his teaching, a BYU grad and professor explores big questions in biology and faith.
Chocolate Hunters
Summer 2022
BYU researchers became the first to discover where the ancient Maya kept their sacred cacao groves.
Targeting Tumors
Spring 2022
BYU researchers, in tandem with a pharmaceutical company, developed a new cancer drug that's ready for human trials.
Reclaiming Kennecott
Winter 2022
A team of BYU students and researchers are working to bring native wildlife back to the hills around Kennecott mine.
Facing the Past
Summer 2021
A recent biology grad is sculpting faces atop ancient hominid skull replicas for an exhibit at BYU.
Paving a Path for Premeds
Summer 2021
BYU grads help expand opportunities by getting premed students into medical research labs after graduation.
The Price of Pollution
Spring 2021
Utah air pollution isn’t just hurting our wallets—it’s also affecting our health, BYU research says.