in the rugged canyons of america’s last frontier, modern explorers search for signs of ancient history. covering nearly 2 million acres of southern utah and northern arizona grand staircase escalante national monument is attracting attention. recent discoveries here date back 80 million years.
“this is a huge 1.9 million acre laboratory,” said melanie boone of grand staircase escalante partnership. “everything from paleontology, etymology, biology, historical resources, archeology, it is a huge place with untapped resources all over the place.”

area scientists are finding new information that’s making them rethink long held beliefs about pre-historic earth while providing denver school children with science education live via
satellite.