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Drivers help study road-trip mystery: what became of bug splats?

Drivers help study road-trip mystery: what became of bug splats?

Long an emblem of the summer road trip, squashed bugs on the car have become less numerous over the years, many people say -- causing concern about the health of the world's insect populations. While drivers may be happy to have less yuckiness to clean from their windscreens, a

Volatile Weather Damages Our Mental Health

Volatile Weather Damages Our Mental Health

In 2024, I experienced my first Christmas Day without snow in both Bozeman and my hometown of Polson. A year later, I witnessed falling snow in June while digging up dinosaurs. These rapid changes in weather patterns are a sign of climate change — a sign that I dreaded seeing. As

Local chapter of Wild Montana to host annual volunteer program

Local chapter of Wild Montana to host annual volunteer program

The Madison-Gallatin chapter of Wild Montana will host its annual Trail Work Program again this June, bringing volunteers together to protect and maintain local recreation areas. Wild Montana was founded in 1958 by Bozeman locals Ken and Florence Baldwin. The organization works to bring people and communities together around

ASMSU calls on administration to address communication issues in graduate student housing

ASMSU calls on administration to address communication issues in graduate student housing

Graduate student Mary Farina learned that her university apartment building, Nelson Story Tower, had asbestos-containing materials (ACM) when a neighbor was asked to vacate her unit for potential disturbance to asbestos during repairs. Farina was worried by MSU’s lack of communication with residents regarding ACM, citing factors such

One man’s trash is another man's treasure at the first annual Bobcat Thrift Sale

One man’s trash is another man's treasure at the first annual Bobcat Thrift Sale

According to MSU’s Zero-Waste Coordinator Garrett Wright, the University discarded a monthly average of 312,133 pounds of trash in 2025. In May, this number was higher — totaling over 460,000 pounds. “It is higher in May [because it is] directly related to students moving out of residence

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

Oil crisis fuels calls to speed up clean energy transition

The oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war has underscored the need for the world to accelerate the clean energy transition, the COP31 president-designate and the UN's climate chief said Thursday. Crude prices have soared since the United States and Israel launched the war against Iran

Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

Key points from the first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels

The first global conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels wrapped up on Wednesday -- but what progress was made in Santa Marta, a coal port on the Caribbean coast? Here are a few takeaways: - Roadmaps - France made headlines on the opening day of the conference when it published a "