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A nonprofit in Northwest Wyoming wants senior citizens to build strength through weight lifting with the goal of improving balance and reducing falls.
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The Wiggins Fork Bison Jumps Complex is a high-elevation area in the Absaroka Mountains where different Indigenous tribes worked with and enhanced the landscape’s topography to drive bison off cliffs for harvesting. In comparison to other jumps throughout the state, the site outside of Dubois is big, old, and highly sophisticated, with multiple stone-circle campsites and seven different bison jump sites.
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How long ago humans arrived in North America continues to be a hotly debated issue within the science community - on the extreme end, researchers estimate more than 100,000 years ago - but new University of Wyoming-led research indicates it might only have been about 13,000 years ago.University of Wyoming researchers Todd Surrovell and Sarah Allaun are the two lead authors on the study. They spoke with Wyoming Public Radio's Caitlin Tan.
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In honor of Yellowstone National Park's 150th anniversary, the Wyoming Geological Survey has launched a map showcasing roadside geology when traveling to Yellowstone .
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Wind River Internet Industries manager Patrick Lawson says that the boost in internet speed can make central Wyoming a player in the tech industry as people can more easily work from anywhere.
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The Wyoming State Mathematics Contest is back after a two year hiatus. This is the 66th year of the contest that started back in 1956 at Northwest College in Powell.
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Three science teachers and a group of students are participating in the Global Lunar Expedition for Everyone, which will have them build a small LunaSat to be placed on the moon to conduct research. The launch and placement of the satellites is slated to take place sometime in 2023.
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UW's Biodiversity Institute is starting its Laramie Salamander Migration Initiative to help tiger salamander cross streets near breeding grounds.
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It's no secret that climate change is making extreme climate events like droughts and sudden downpours more intense and more common. When two extremes occur at the same time, like a heatwave during a drought or a storm surge at the same time as heavy rain, the combination can make the effects worse. But researchers aren't sure what happens when opposite extremes occur at the same time, like a heavy rain event during a drought.
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A team of students from Newcastle High School is designing an experiment that will reach the edge of earth's atmosphere in a suborbital rocket supplied by NASA.
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As the climate changes, hibernating animals will, too. Hibernation is generally used to survive extreme weather and food scarcity. Some animals hibernate at a certain time every year. Others respond to environmental factors like temperature or hunger. Climate change will likely affect both, especially when it comes to available food and each animal’s adaptability.
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Carl Hart is a nationally renowned psychologist and neuroscientist who earned his Ph.D. at the University of Wyoming. Last year, he published the book Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear. In it, he advocates for drug legalization and an end to the War on Drugs. He also comes out of the closet as an avid drug user himself, writing that drug use can be a rational, positive and safe part of one's pursuit of happiness. Wyoming Public Radio's Jeff Victor asked him why most Americans tend not to see it that way.