Here’s how a Portland-raised scientist learned she won a Nobel Prize

BERLIN — For some Nobel Prize winners this year, the news came with a knock at the door before dawn. For others, it was a long-awaited phone call honoring a discovery made decades ago. One of the medicine prize winners, meanwhile, was on vacation...

Immunologist Fred Ramsdell wins 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine while off the grid in Montana

Daijiworld Media Network - Montana Montana, Oct 8: In a story that sounds straight out of a novel, Fred Ramsdell, 64, an eminent immunologist, discovered he had won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Medicine while on a digital detox in the remote Rockies....

Montana nuclear missile workers contracting cancer, blame bases

Patricia Kime (KFF Health News) At a memorial service in 2022, veteran Air Force Capt. Monte Watts bumped into a fellow former Minuteman III nuclear missile operator, who told him that she had non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Watts knew other missileers with...

Montana professor says citizens need to ask Congress to halt shutdown

BILLINGS - The failure to pass a budget has led to 21 government shutdowns since the 1970s. “The shutdowns have increased in frequency and duration,” said Dr. Paul Pope, MSU Billings political science professor and chair of the department. Watch...

Can wind development survive in Montana?

GLENDIVE — In a packed hearing moved to a Dawson County courtroom last month, Lindsay rancher Scott Eaton approached the podium to argue that a proposed wind farm will lead to serious changes that people are already seeing elsewhere. It was part...

Artificial intelligence wants to inhale my Montana book

Recently, my publisher told me that a major technology company involved in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) wants to use my book, “Stories from Montana’s Enduring Frontier,” “for AI training purposes.” I would earn, the...

AI Wants To Inhale My Montana Book

Recently, my publisher told me that a major technology company involved in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) wants to use my book, Stories from Montana’s Enduring Frontier, “for AI training purposes.” I would earn, the representative...

Montana Tech opens doors for students with Trades and Technology Day in Butte

BUTTE, Mont. – Montana Tech's Highlands College hosted its fourth annual Trades and Technology Day on Wednesday, providing high school students with a hands-on experience in various vocational fields. The event aimed to address the increasing...

Colorful biotech tycoon found guilty of ordering execution of old business foe who planned to sink huge deal

The biotech tycoon found guilty of orchestrating the cold-blooded execution of a former business partner was revealed to be a failed magician who bought a fake medical degree from a Russian university. In his most bombastic illusion, Serhat...

Bozeman Meets Probability: The Rise of Roulette Wheel Simulators in Montana’s Tech Scene

This content was produced in partnership with VegasSlotsOnline. Bozeman has transformed over the last decade, from a quiet mountain town into a compact tech ecosystem where research, startups and outdoor culture intersect. You can see the evidence...

Vivek Ramaswamy in Montana: A hike — or two — before honoring Charlie Kirk

Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy touched down in Bozeman in the early afternoon Tuesday and did what legions of other visitors do. Headed for the hills. “On my way to Lava Lake,” Ramaswamy said in a brief phone chat with the Chronicle...

Montana Tech students pie professors to help sick student

BUTTE - Professors and students here at Montana Tech are raising money for a student going through a very serious medical issue by having a little fun by taking a pie in the face. Now, these professors are good sports, but me, as a serious...

Researcher, conservationist and peacemaker Jane Goodall dies at 91

Dr. Jane Goodall, famous chimpanzee researcher and conservationist, has died at the age of 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the news on Facebook. "The Jane Goodall Institute has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1, 2025, that Dr....

Niche ranks top colleges in Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — Montana Technological University has been named the #1 college in Montana by Niche. The rankings draw on more than one million reviews submitted by students and alumni, providing an authentic and credible look at their...

Montana Griz Star Kyle Owens Dies After Cancer Battle

Former Montana Grizzly Men's Basketball star Kyle Owens passed away after a fight with cancer. Owens first revealed the news in March 2024 when he posted to Instagram that he had been diagnosed with leukemia. Last year, we reported that Owens was...

Science Olympiad

(Bozeman) -The Statewide Science Olympiad returns to Bozeman in the Spring of 2026. Late afternoon on Thursday, the Science Olympiad will be hosting a Zoom meeting about the 2026 event. Suzi Taylor, Director of the Science Math Resource Center in...

Scientists unlock hybrid protein potential for food system...

As the global food system targets emission cuts, health improvement, and reduced livestock reliance, scientists in the US say the answer may lie in hybrid proteins — foods that blend plants, fungi, insects, microbial fermentation, and cultivated...

‘Solar maximum’: More storms from the sun could bring more Northern Lights, potential power grid, technology disruptions

More of the world, including parts of the continental U.S., could see increased instances of Aurora Borealis lights over the next several months. That’s because the sun is at the height of a cycle which sees its north and south poles flip...

‘Yeah, I Have? Wow’: Scientist Learns Of Nobel Win While On Hiking Trip

Last Updated:October 07, 2025, 19:48 IST The Nobel Committee had tried for hours to reach Fred Ramsdell, who was trekking and camping. Nobel winner immunologist Fred Ramsdell was on a hiking trip when the awards were announced. Immunologist Fred...

California Biotech Tycoon Found Guilty of Orchestrating Rival's Murder

California biotech entrepreneur and former magician Serhat Gumrukcu has been found guilty of orchestrating the 2018 murder of his business rival Gregory Davis, who had threatened to expose Gumrukcu's fraudulent dealings. He faces sentencing in...