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Kaleb Roedel/Mountain West News BureauModern drones map farmland, inspect power lines and help fight wildfires across the Mountain West. Nationwide, the drone industry now employs more than 100,000 people — and demand for trained pilots continues to grow. -
Marcio Jose Sanchez/APThe team, led by a Boise State University civil engineering researcher, looked at half a million wildfire starts, and hundreds of attributes about them. Beyond the obvious weather variables like wind speed, temperature and humidity, they also considered human factors like density of development.
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Dolphins in Florida that became beached during cyanobacterial blooms showed signs of a version of Alzheimer’s that could be tied to neurotoxins found in the blooms. Similar blooms plague many Wyoming waters. -
The dinosaurs were preserved head to toe in a thin layer of clay. -
The federal government currently spends significantly more on suppressing fires than preventing them. -
Senior research scientist Rachael Dunlop took Wyoming Public Radio’s Hannah Habermann on a tour to see a day in the life of a scientist. -
Researchers are working on the largest study of hail in the U.S. in 40 years. -
The public can come to watch and ask questions as staff and volunteers work with Lee “The Boneman” Post to reconstruct the bison skeleton. That’s at the Draper Natural History Museum in Cody on Aug. 4 through 15. -
A family duo takes us on a ride to find a scar-faced grizzly, as the iconic bruins’ future remains uncertain. -
Consolidating wildfire response could professionalize the field and increase efficiencies, according to the expert WPR talked to. But it could also mean fewer of the collaborations that reduce the risk of destructive burns. -
Spring heat waves could mean increased fire danger and more strain on water supplies. -
A high-powered satellite photo reveals reddish mineral deposits in the region shared between Montana and Wyoming.
