In March of this year, a team of scientists—led by Emil Ruff, a Ph.D. in microbial ecology—descended into a 2.2-mile-deep mineshaft just outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. The NASA-funded expedition had an unusual objective: to research a billion-year-old brine discovered after an earthquake split a tunnel wall. That radioactive brine contains microbes, argon, phosphorus … and oxygen. Scientists call it “dark oxygen,” oxygen produced without photosynthesis. Ranjani Murali, assistant professor of microbial environmental genomics at UNLV, was on that expedition along with Sujung Lim, a postdoctoral scholar from Murali’s lab.

The Yuhaaviatam of Sam Manuel Nation is now permanently enshrined near the entrance of UNLV’s Harrah College of Hospitality. In 2020, the tribe donated six million dollars to create pathways for Indigenous students pursuing careers in hospitality and gaming.

You follow an account for travel tips or parenting advice. Then one day, that same account starts telling you what to think about a war, an election, or a country. It doesn't look like propaganda — it sounds personal, familiar, and convincing. That's the new reality of AI-powered influence operations.

If the potato is still firm and not green, you can safely eat it after cutting away the sprouts—but avoid any that are soft, wrinkled, or smell off.

The Jean Nidetch Care Center serves UNLV students, faculty and staff who have been impacted by sexual violence, relationship violence, family violence and/or stalking.

NBC News volunteers saw eight different prices for the exact same Harry Styles ticket on StubHub. The company said it’s running random price experiments.

In an analysis by UNLV researchers of Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, the Silver State was the only one in which generations born before 1981 made up more of the population than Gen Z.

Restaurants have turned customer loyalty into a humiliation ritual. Not only are they toying with users, but they’re blowing the most important lever they have to succeed. Inside the ‘great rewards overhaul’ of 2026.

For 50 years, UNLV Dance has helped shape the artistic landscape of Las Vegas through movement, creativity, and collaboration. The milestone will be celebrated not by looking backward, but by embracing new possibilities as Golden Glow opens the anniversary season October 2-3 at the Judy Bayley Theatre, bringing together an acclaimed group of choreographers whose work connects the program’s rich history with its evolving future.