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Mar. 05, 2015

Step Inside a Mad Scientist's Lab

by Christopher Intagliata

Take a video tour of the California-based prop shop Jadis, where technological curiosities both real and imagined intermingle.

Jun. 14, 2013

Their World Is Oysters

by Christopher Intagliata

A trip to a shellfish hatchery in Washington reveals a bustling operation.

oysters, geoducks, Taylor Shellfish Farms hatchery, Quilcene, Washington, Olympic Peninsula.

Apr. 26, 2013

Salt of the Earth

by Christopher Intagliata

The Great Salt Lake's north arm can reach 30 percent salinity—about 10 times saltier than the ocean. Take a closer look at this extreme environment.

Great Salt Lake, extreme environment, Salt Lake City

Apr. 26, 2013

Behind the Scenes With the James Webb Space Telescope

The frame of the James Webb Space Telescope is being built right in Salt Lake City's backyard, in a small town called Magna. Aerospace and defense manufacturer ATK is constructing the honeycomb-like graphite composite skeleton, and Bob Hellekson, ATK program manager for the telescope, agreed to show me around.

space telescope, Webb telescope, Salt Lake City, telescope

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