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Insects in amber reveal ecosystem when dinosaurs roamed the Earth

Insects in amber reveal ecosystem when dinosaurs roamed the Earth

By Stephen Beech Insects trapped in amber have provided a unique window to ecosystems that died out millions of years ago. Ants and other species who lived alongside dinosaurs but preserved in fossilized tree resin reveal a great deal about their roles as pollinators, parasites, predators, and prey, say scientists.

Millie the peregrine falcon educates on conservation at the MOR

Millie the peregrine falcon educates on conservation at the MOR

Editor’s Note: A previously-published version of this story stated that the Montana Raptor Conservation Center (MRCC) had three seagulls come into the center for lead poisoning and that Director of Raptor Education Keaton Thomas uses he/him pronouns. On March 4, this article was corrected online to reflect

Massive 8-foot great white shark spotted near South Carolina coast

Massive 8-foot great white shark spotted near South Carolina coast

By Michael Lee Simpson An 8ft 10in, 456-pound great white shark is prowling just 42 miles away from Myrtle Beach — proving vital to mapping Atlantic migration patterns. Juvenile female great white Brookes, first tagged by OCEARCH off Nova Scotia in October 2025, was detected near Charleston, South Carolina, earlier

Former MSU professor Jack Horner named in the Epstein files

Editor’s Note: All communications attributed to Horner have been left unedited. Retired MSU professor and former Museum of the Rockies (MOR) head curator Jack Horner has been named in the most recent release of the Epstein files published by the U.S. Department of Justice on Jan. 30. Horner

Raptor survey takes flight in the Bridgers

Raptor survey takes flight in the Bridgers

Every morning for the next two months, Isabel Masi, Oskar Robinson and Emily Quillen will hike to a concrete helipad perched high on the ridge of the Bridger Mountains to clock in for work. Their job? Counting migrating raptors as part of a decades-long effort to monitor their populations.

Bird education and conservation take flight at Bridger Raptor Festival

Bird education and conservation take flight at Bridger Raptor Festival

While birds are a common sight around Montana, they took the spotlight at the “Bridger Raptor Festival,” a two-day showcase that transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. The festival centered around all things raptors, ranging from conservation efforts to education. The festival, nicknamed “Raptor Fest,” has been held yearly