Environment

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (463+ words) Just a mother mountain lion taking care of her cubs and leading them to some fresh water in the mountains of Idaho. When it comes to the most prolific and majestic predators in North America, the mountain lion (also referred…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (470+ words) Transport authorities in Idaho turned nearly 300 tonnes of discarded glass into road foundation material under Highway 75, creating a durable structural base while solving a local landfill crisis. The engineering trial, executed along a 200-foot stretch of highway near Ketchum, placed…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1016+ words) A new Idaho spider species got a distinctly local name: Hexura vandal, after the University of Idaho’s Vandal mascot. Since the 1880s, scientists have known this small group of funnel-web spiders only from a single band of damp forest along the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (143+ words) Treasure Valley leaders are coming together to address the regions growing rat problem, while Central District Health weighs how to respond to rats and other climate threats. Idaho leaders look for answers to growing rat problem Mayors and city council…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) Researchers at the University of Idaho have discovered a new species of spider believed to be living only in an isolated forest area in north-central Idaho. The dark-colored, nickel-sized spider was found in September 2024 near Kooskia, Idaho County, while researchers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (480+ words) The construction of a new wildlife underpass in southeast Idaho is about to be completed, after the public, nonprofit agencies, conservation groups and government agencies pushed for years to protect migrating wildlife herds and drivers, according to a report by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (887+ words) A newly identified spider species found in the mountains of northern Idaho has been named Hexura vandal in honor of the University of Idaho's "Vandals" mascot. Scientists say the spider's extremely limited range and the growing threat of wildfires and…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (120+ words) Professor Jennifer Pierce from the Department of Geosciences and Robby Jost (MS geophysics, 2027) joined the Idaho Matters podcast on August 27, 2026 to offer their expertise on debris flows. The geosciences researchers drew parellels between flash flooding near Grandjean, Idaho in July…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (905+ words) Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although quagga mussels and larvae are small, state officials…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (932+ words) Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although quagga mussels and larvae are small, state officials…...