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Saturday, February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In honor of this day, here are a few facts about women in STEM and a few highlights of women who changed STEM history.

Living in a city, it is hard to understand the role agriculture plays in the state you live in beyond the stands at the summer Farmer’s Market. But while agriculture is not Utah’s main source of income, and you may not think “Where did this come from?” before purchasing produce or eating at a restaurant, farming still plays a larger role than you may imagine.

One thing that has been established in our many years of analyzing courage is that it is not the absence of fear but acting in the midst of it. Being courageous does not necessarily vanquish your fears, but it does help manage them. In the end, it’s all about management.

Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day with two distinct purposes: to remember a man who devoted his life to serving others by taking deliberate, nonviolent action against racial and economic injustice, and to serve in efforts to better your community.

In most cases, when we think of exploring, we think of the great outdoors. We think of nature. We think of mountains, oceans, and space. But there are many different types of exploration; sometimes, you don’t have to go nearly as far as you thought to discover something new.

Thanksgiving Point invites the community to give back and serve during the annual Day of Service, held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 16, 2023) from 10 am to 2 pm. This year, Thanksgiving Point and community partner Five.12 Foundation welcomes all to make weekend bags full of food for kids struggling with hunger in Utah.

Though dinosaur bones are what most people think of when they hear the word fossil, fossils can be several different things - including the shells and teeth of animals that lived long before the dinosaurs existed.

A glass of something sparkly. A kiss when the clock strikes twelve. Parties and toasts and noise makers and resolutions. New Year’s Eve is a time-honored tradition, but the question is, how long has it really been around?

Wintertime is the perfect time for science! Here are 10 winter activities and themed science experiments for you to try out.

Thanksgiving Point, the Utah nonprofit destination, is delighted to announce the appointment of notable Utah leader Jeanette Bennett as Chief Visionary Officer and Trustee on the Board of Trustees.