Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an opportunity for extracting valuable metals.

Scientists study the flight of hummingbirds to design robots for drone warfare.

Collecting wild mushrooms, berries and other foods from public forests and parks has become so popular that state and federal agencies are imposing more restrictions.

Warming waters and other factors along the state’s rivers like the Big Hole appear to be contributing to alarmingly low numbers of the state’s renowned...

Environmental concerns are raised anew about potential contamination from Canadian open-mit mines flowing through the waterways into Montana’s lakes, harming fish.