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Sarah Kuta

Daily Correspondent

Sarah Kuta

Sarah Kuta is a freelance journalist based in Longmont, Colorado. She’s been writing and reporting for nearly two decades, covering everything from archaeology and anthropology to evolutionary biology and astronomy. She especially loves writing about wildlife, history, conservation and travel.

Highlights

  • Contributor to National Geographic, Popular Science, Condé Nast Traveler, NBC News, Success magazine, Lonely Planet, the Denver Post, Robb Report, Apartment Therapy and numerous other publications
  • Member of the National Association of Science Writers and the Science Writers Association of the Rocky Mountains
  • Recognized by the Colorado Press Association and the Colorado Associated Press Editors & Reporters

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is one of Colorado's International Dark Sky Parks.

Stay Up Late and Admire the Cosmos With This New ‘Stargazing Trail’ That Links Certified Dark Sky Destinations

The initiative debuts as Colorado gears up to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its statehood

Scientists explored a tiny portion of the site during more than 30 dives with a submersible.

Scientists Discover the World’s Largest, Deepest Whale Graveyard, Where Cetacean Remains Have Been Piling Up for Five Million Years

The massive necropolis, located deep in the southeastern Indian Ocean, is teeming with marine life supported by the whale carcasses, including many suspected new species

Superior Falls cascades 90 feet into a pool below as the Montreal River makes its way to Lake Superior.

See Stunning Photos of New National Park Land That Soon Will Be Accessible From America’s Longest National Trail

The 213 acres of land in far northern Wisconsin, along the southern shore of Lake Superior, include a waterfall

Crews are wrapping up work on a new wildlife crossing in Northern California.

Mule Deer Are Already Using California’s First Wildlife Crossing—and It’s Not Even Finished Yet

Construction on the $20 million bridge in Siskiyou County began last year and is expected to be complete by this fall, with miles of eight-foot-high fencing along the highway to help funnel animals toward it

Four of the woman's bones appear to have been broken and whittled.

This Woman’s Brains Were Scooped Out and Her Bones Were Broken and Whittled in Scotland 2,000 Years Ago

Researchers say the modifications may represent a previously unknown funerary ritual in Iron Age Britain

The 12,060-piece set will be available in November.

You Can Soon Build the Sagrada Família Out of 12,060 Legos. Here’s Why the Famed Basilica Is an Architectural Marvel

Pioneering architect Antoni Gaudí’s plans for the basilica were ambitious and complex, drawing on creative geometric forms and ancient inspiration, which is one reason it remains unfinished after 144 years

The bees had to roll the ball under a blue "flower," then stand atop the moved object to access a sweet treat.

Bumblebees Can Solve Problems on the Fly, Adding to the Insects’ List of Impressive Cognitive Abilities

In a series of experiments, the fuzzy pollinators figured out how to use a ball as a tool to access a sugary treat. The study further highlights that the critters are quite clever despite their tiny brains

The seizure included Madagascar hissing cockroaches—some of the largest roaches in the world—and dubia cockroaches.

More Than 100,000 Illegal Exotic Cockroaches Were Seized by Australian Authorities in a Record-Setting Bug Bust

The insects are estimated to be worth up to $141,000, according to Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water. Exotic cockroaches could harm the country’s wildlife and agriculture

Researchers are trying to find out how the massive, central altar stone was transported to Stonehenge.

How Did Stonehenge Get Its Altar Stone? New Research Adds to the Debate Between Human Effort and Glacier Transport

Ice flow modeling and geological analyses suggest it’s possible that glaciers carried the stone part of the way during the last Ice Age. However, scientists say that scenario is unlikely

The blue-fronted lorikeet was first described based on seven specimens collected in the 1920s.

This Colorful Parrot Had Been Seen Only Once Over the Past Century. Birders Just Rediscovered It in an Unexplored Indonesian Forest

First described in the 1920s from seven specimens, the blue-fronted lorikeet hadn’t been spotted since 2014. Bird-watchers on a recent trek snapped photos of the rare bird and captured the first known audio recordings of its calls

Many of the delicate ceramics are still intact.

A Shipwreck ‘Almost Beyond Belief’ Stunned Archaeologists in Norway With Its Cargo of Intact Porcelain Dishes and Luxury Goods

So far, archaeologists have recovered 40 artifacts from the discovery, an 18th-century shipwreck that likely will yield thousands more treasures

New World screwworm is the name given to the larval, or maggot, stage of the Cochliomyia hominivorax blowfly

Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Been Detected in the United States 60 Years After They Were Eradicated From the Country

The parasites were identified in a bovine in southern Texas. This marks the third time the cattle-threatening pests have been found in the U.S. and the first in Texas since they were eradicated in 1966

Fire salamanders are among the most-studied amphibians in Europe, yet until now, no one realized they are biofluorescent.

Scientists Have Been Studying Fire Salamanders for More Than 250 Years. They Just Discovered That the Creatures Glow Under UV Light

Fire salamanders—one of Europe’s most well-researched amphibians—are biofluorescent, which means they can absorb light from an external source at one wavelength, then re-emit it at another

The team investigated numerous shipwrecks in Nassau’s harbor and nearby.

Shipwrecks Discovered Near the Bahamas Tantalize Researchers With Possible Ties to the Real Pirates of the Caribbean

A team of archaeologists and filmmakers got permission to dive in the closed zone of the Nassau harbor and discovered six wrecks, including three with suspected ties to the era of piracy

The scientists got permission to defrost the mummified remains.

Scientists Made Sourdough Bread With Yeast Found on Ötzi the Iceman’s Mummified Body

Discovered in the Alps in 1991, the remains are home to a wide variety of bacteria, fungi and yeasts

The USS Herring entered service in 1942 and completed eight war patrols.

This American Submarine Lost During WWII—Along With 83 Crew Members—Has Been Discovered in the Pacific Ocean

The honors-earning USS “Herring” sank in 1944 after taking down Japanese ships

Archaeologists are conducting excavations in the forecourt of Notre-Dame Cathedral.

Secrets From Centuries of Paris History Are Emerging From Archaeological Digs After the Notre-Dame Cathedral Fire

Ahead of planned redevelopment around the iconic Gothic landmark, researchers are digging into the city’s past, through medieval and Roman layers

Pigeons that had been injected with a drug to deplete their special liver cells did not find their way home until the sun came out.

How Do Pigeons Find Their Way Home? New Research Suggests That the Birds’ Remarkable Navigational Skills Come From Their Livers

The birds might use the organs’ iron-rich immune cells as internal compasses on overcast days, when they must rely on Earth’s magnetic field, instead of the sun’s light cues, for navigation

Chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas tend to walk on their knuckles, while macaques and capuchins walk with flat palms.  

Did Human Ancestors Walk on Their Knuckles Like Today’s Chimpanzees? New Research Adds More Evidence to the Debate

After investigating thousands of wrist bones, scientists suspect the last common ancestor species of humans and chimpanzees may have navigated the world on its knuckles

After being declared extinct in the wild in the 1960s, Przewalski's horses are slowly making a comeback.

‘Playful Youngster’: See the Rare, Endangered Przewalski’s Horse Born at the Bronx Zoo

The foal was born on April 21 and is now romping around with the rest of the herd in the zoo’s seasonal Wild Asia Monorail exhibit. It belongs to a species whose members are often considered the last truly wild horses

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