Fossils

The Laramie County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving a home burglary.

I thought I knew just about everything about Wyoming, but I was obviously wrong. I had not heard about petrified wood in Wyoming's Blue Forest, but that's exactly what an explorer showed in a new video.

The court's decision will now inform the 9th Circuit as it decides who owns the fossils.

They wanted to uncover all they could before the reservoir rose with spring runoff and covered the site.

The University of Wyoming Geological Museum will be able to display the entirety of its fossil collection thanks to a $101,413 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The Pleistocene remnants discovered in the trap cave include bones of dire wolves; short-faced bears; mammoths; various species of big cats and ancient bighorn sheep, bison and camels.

It’s Earth Science Week across the state, and the University of Wyoming is celebrating with “Passport Earth,” a 12-stop program that will run all week.  The public can participate to view science through the eyes of some famous Wyoming scientists...