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  • Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to Host Free CWD Sample Collection Workshops

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to Host Free CWD Sample Collection Workshops

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) is offering two free instructional workshops for hunters to learn how to collect chronic wasting disease (CWD) samples from deer, elk, and moose. The workshops will be held on Wednesday, October 25, at the Billings FWP office (2300 Lake Elmo Dr.) from 5-7 p.m. and on Wednesday, November 1,… Read more

  • TRAPPIST-1e: Earth’s Twin in the Habitable Zone

    TRAPPIST-1e: Earth’s Twin in the Habitable Zone

    TRAPPIST-1e is an exoplanet, also known as 2MASS J23062928-0502285 e, that orbits the ultracool dwarf star TRAPPIST-1, located about 40 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. It is one of seven known exoplanets orbiting the star, and it is the only one that is both Earth-sized and in the habitable zone. TRAPPIST-1e was discovered… Read more

  • Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Celebrates Restoration of Native Fish Populations in French Creek

    Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Celebrates Restoration of Native Fish Populations in French Creek

    After nine years of collaborative efforts, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) and its partners have successfully restored native fish populations to French Creek, a tributary of North Fork Fish Creek in the upper Missouri River drainage. The restoration project began in response to impacts from placer mining and other historical uses, which had degraded… Read more

  • Astronomers Peer into the Distant Universe with Powerful New Tools

    Astronomers Peer into the Distant Universe with Powerful New Tools

    Astronomers are constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible, using new technologies and innovative techniques to study distant objects in the universe in unprecedented detail. Their work is helping us to better understand the formation and evolution of planets, stars, and galaxies, and to search for new worlds that may be habitable. Exoplanets: A… Read more

  • Parker Solar Probe: A Historic Mission to Touch the Sun

    Parker Solar Probe: A Historic Mission to Touch the Sun

    NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the fastest and closest spacecraft to the Sun ever flown. On December 14, 2021, it became the first spacecraft to “touch” the Sun, flying through the Sun’s upper atmosphere, or corona. The Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to revolutionize our understanding of the Sun and its impact on… Read more

  • Bear Euthanization in Colorado Springs Raises Questions about Bear Management Practices

    Bear Euthanization in Colorado Springs Raises Questions about Bear Management Practices

    A petition demanding increased transparency and accountability in bear management practices has garnered thousands of signatures in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The petition was started in response to the recent euthanization of an aggressive female bear by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). The incident occurred on Friday, October 6, when the bear was spotted in a… Read more