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    Popular North Dakota fossil dig program expands
    November 25, 2018 - 3:29pmnews/science-and-nature
    BISMARCK -- The North Dakota Geological Survey is continuing to expand its popular fossil dig program, which attracted people from 31 states...
    Do bison grieve? ND buffalo gather around stallion and seem to mourn the horse’s death
    November 19, 2018 - 9:59amnews/science-and-nature
    FARGO — Tiffany Craigo hiked to a remote valley in the craggy badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park to say her goodbyes to a stallion...
    Expert dispels 5 common wolf myths ahead of International Wolf Symposium
    October 9, 2018 - 9:02pmnews/science-and-nature
    ST. PAUL — L. David Mech is the alpha male of the wolf world. That is, if such a thing existed. Mech, 81, of St. Paul, has spent about...
    New leader of Conservation Fund aims to continue blending environmental, economic development concerns
    October 8, 2018 - 9:28pmnews/science-and-nature
    HUGO, Minn. — It's not always that conservation and economic development go hand-in-hand. However, the new state director of The Conservation...
    New Minnesota nature center blends nature, humor, community service
    October 8, 2018 - 9:26pmnews/science-and-nature
    LAKE ELMO, Minn.—If you feel like playing buckthorn croquet, there is only one place to do it — the Twin Cities area's newest and...
    DNR: Minnesota wolf population is stable, but survey shows range expanding
    September 24, 2018 - 3:08pmnews/science-and-nature
    Minnesota's wolf population last winter was down some from the previous winter but statistically unchanged, the state Department of Natural...
    Experts say Minnesota's climate changing faster than other states
    September 12, 2018 - 9:14amnews/science-and-nature
    ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — It's getting harder to brag about being a hardy Minnesotan. That was the underlying message from a pair of climatologists...
    Species at risk: Whether obscure or high-profile, decline in any native species is cause for concern, experts say
    September 9, 2018 - 6:17amnews/science-and-nature
    The Poweshiek skipperling is a bland-colored butterfly that likely didn't create much of a stir when it was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
    Paleontologists uncover complete tyrannosaur in Montana
    August 12, 2018 - 6:17amnews/science-and-nature
    Dickinson Paleontologist Denver Fowler and his team are continuing summer field work at Montana's Judith River Formation, where a complete, articulated tyrannosaur skeleton is being uncovered. Fowler has called the Montana site "the most exciting I've ever found." Last year, Fowler...
    Photographer's image of ducklings on Lake Bemidji goes viral, draws national attention
    July 25, 2018 - 6:09pmnews/science-and-nature
    BEMIDJI, Minn.—Brent Cizek was going to head out early Wednesday, July 25, to snap photos of the merganser ducklings he's been following....
    Hydropower project along Missouri River for region takes first step
    June 18, 2018 - 9:44pmnews/science-and-nature
    BURKE, S.D. — In the first step of what could be a decades-long project, a preliminary permit in Gregory County has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to study building a hydropower project along the Missouri River. The project is currently in the midst...
    Sanford hiring more certified nurse-midwives
    June 17, 2018 - 10:41pmnews/science-and-nature
    FARGO — When Sanford Health moved into its new hospital off Interstate 94 and Veterans Boulevard here in the summer of 2017, it was already...
    How many bald eagle deaths from a ND wind farm can wildlife officials accept?
    June 17, 2018 - 8:35amnews/science-and-nature
    FARGO—Wind farms are hailed as a source of clean, renewable energy. But even wind energy supporters acknowledge that those spinning wind...
    Minnesota launches new online tool to compare state parks and trails
    June 13, 2018 - 10:23pmnews/science-and-nature
    ST. PAUL—Minnesota has a new online tool to help outdoor enthusiasts plan trips to state and regional parks and trails. The Minnesota Great Outdoors website, launched Tuesday, allows park-goers to search a state map of parks and trails and compare amenities. "Previously, you...
    Sensors to monitor oil, brine gathering lines coming to ND
    June 12, 2018 - 7:19pmnews/science-and-nature
    BISMARCK—A small sphere no bigger than a golf ball but filled with sensors, the Piper is inserted at one end of an underground pipeline....
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