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• New Nematode Species Diplolaimelloides Woaabi Discovered Thriving In Great Salt Lake’s Extreme Saline Microbialites

  Published: May 2, 2026

  Section: Research

  Biologists from the University of Utah have formally identified a new species of roundworm, Diplolaimelloides woaabi, living within the hypersaline waters of the Great Salt Lake. T...

• Geophysical Mapping Uncovers Vast "Patchwork" Aquifer of Fresh and Salty Water Beneath Great Salt Lake Playa

  Published: Mar 14, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  University of Utah geoscientists using electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) have revealed a complex, hidden groundwater system under the receding Great Salt Lake. The study iden...