{"649086":{"#nid":"649086","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Rat Nests Contribute To Fossil Record In Odd Wyoming Cave","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESince 2016, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/mcguire-dr-jenny-l\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor in the\u0026nbsp;Schools\u0026nbsp;of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, has traveled from Atlanta to northern Wyoming and its Natural Trap Cave to hunt fossils. The goal is to use those fossils to learn\u0026nbsp;more from them about climate change\u0026#39;s inpact on animal and human population. Pack rats and their cave\u0026nbsp;nests are helping McGuire and her fellow scientists in their search for clues about how that region, its plant and animal life\u0026nbsp;has changed over the last 30,000 years. The Billings Gazette has more coverage \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/billingsgazette.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/cave-paleontology-camping-isnt-exactly-glamping\/article_b8ae0126-871c-5e13-ba14-1db90330d7a6.html\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2021-07-27 20:23:38","changed_gmt":"2021-07-28 18:33:43","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/hosted.ap.org\/article\/d17e96dae479d087bfac098b886321b5\/rat-nests-contribute-fossil-record-odd-wyoming-cave","dateline":{"date":"2021-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"EAS"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"168746","name":"Jenny McGuire"},{"id":"168745","name":"fossils"},{"id":"168747","name":"Natural Trap Cave"},{"id":"831","name":"climate change"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}