Clear View Of Mount Sharp On Mars
Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
NASA News:
A composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mount Sharp on Mars was taken Sept. 9 by NASA’s Curiosity rover.
In the foreground — about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from the rover — is a long ridge teeming with hematite, an iron oxide. Just beyond is an undulating plain rich in clay minerals. And just beyond that are a multitude of rounded buttes, all high in sulfate minerals. The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions Read More
Road Map Meeting For Monitoring Gold King Mine Spill’s Effects In New Mexico Oct. 20
NMED News:
SANTA FE – The State of New Mexico’s Long-Term Impact Review Team, named by Gov. Susana Martinez during the Environmental Protection Agency’s Gold King Mine Spill last August, is developing a road map for continuing environmental monitoring activities.
The Road Map meeting is 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 San Juan College, Rooms 9008 & 9010 at the Henderson Fine Arts Center, 4601 College Boulevard in Farmington.
Through working together and sharing ideas and information based on the public’s input and different agencies’ areas of expertise, we’ll be able to better ensure that Read More
Visit Bandelier Free During ‘Senior Skip Day’ In National Parks Oct. 8
New arrivals enter the Bandelier Visitor Center. Courtesy/NPS Photo
BANDELIER News:
Kajita And McDonald Receive Nobel Prize In Physics
SCIENCE News:
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015 “for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass” to:
Takaaki Kajita, Super-Kamiokande Collaboration University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan; and
Arthur B. McDonald, Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Collaboration Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada.
Metamorphosis in the particle world
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2015 recognises Takaaki Kajita in Japan and Arthur B. McDonald in Canada, for their key contributions to the experiments, Read More
LANL EM Support Contract Goes To Sigma Science
DOE News:
CINCINNATI – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract to Sigma Science Inc. (SSI) of Los Alamos.
SSI is a Small Business Administration (SBA) Certified 8(a) Program Participant. The contract will have a maximum value of $4 million with a five year ordering period. Firm-fixed-price and time-and-material task orders may be issued from the basic contract.
SSI has 18 years of experience providing nuclear safety, operations, maintenance, engineering, environmental management, project Read More
Lecture On Past, Present And Potential Future Of America’s Red Rock Wilderness Oct. 6
Cedar Mesa Ruins 2. Photo by James Kay
PEEC News:
Some of the most stunning landscapes in the US are found in the red rock canyon country of southern Utah, yet, most of this magnificent region lies unprotected.
Terri Martin from the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, will show stunning images of Utah’s red rocks Tuesday, Oct. 6, as she tells the story of a citizens’ campaign to protect this area, an important resource for outdoor recreation and history. This lecture is 7 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road. Participants also will see a short film about the red rock region, narrated Read More
Nobel Prize In Medicine Announced Today
Youyou Tu searched ancient literature on herbal medicine in her quest to develop novel malaria therapies. The plant Artemisia annua turned out to be an interesting candidate, and Tu developed a purification procedure, which rendered the active agent, Artemisinin, a drug that is remarkably effective against Malaria. Courtesy/nobelprize.org
SCIENCE News:
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with one half jointly to
- William C. Campbell and Satoshi Ōmura for their discoveries concerning a novel therapy against
Wildland Division Chief Ramon Garcia Leads Hike In Prescribed Burn Site Behind Nature Center Oct. 6
Smoke plume from the prescribed burn Sept. 28, one hour after initial ignition. Courtesy/PEEC
Smoke rising up from the forest a few hours after the prescribe burn started. Courtesy/PEEC
PEEC News:
Was the recent prescribed burn successful? What does it look like now? Wildland Division Chief Ramon Garcia will answer these questions and more Tuesday, Oct. 6 during a guided hike into the burned area.
The hike will leave at 5:30 p.m. from the Los Alamos Nature Center to explore areas touched by the recent fire and compare them with parts of the forest left unburned. Participants will return by 6:30 Read More
Santa Fe National Forest Issues Closure Order To Protect New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Habitat
New Mexico meadow jumping mouse. Courtesy/fws.gov
SFNF News:
SANTA FE – The Santa Fe National Forest today issued a closure order for four areas on the Jemez Ranger District that have been identified as occupied habitat for the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse.
The closure areas are located along the Rio Cebolla and San Antonio Creek in the Jemez Mountains. In October 2014, the Forest constructed temporary fences in marshy areas along the Rio Cebolla and San Antonio Creek to protect the mouse’s habitat. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) listed the mouse as an endangered species Read More
Dances Of India 2015 At Smith Auditorium Oct. 18
Dances of India 2015 performs Oct. 18 at the Duane Smith Auditorium. Courtesy/Henrik Sandin Photography
COMMUNITY News:
The community is invited to Dances of India 2015, 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.
This year we will be performing a dance-drama inspired by the movie Toy Story, called Doll Story and will showcase Indian classical dance forms, folk dances, bollywood and belly dance. There also will be a small Indian bazaar 3-3:45 p.m. before the show.
Admission is FREE, but donations in all forms (cash, check) will be much appreciated. Read More
Study Reveals Urban Smoke Absorbs Sunlight, Exacerbating Climate Warming
A new study by a science team led by LANL stresses the importance of understanding mixed black and brown carbon in smoke emissions for climate models. The particulates found in urban smoke are especially prone to absorbing sunlight and having a heating effect on the planet. A measurement station, shown here (Detling, UK), is one of several deployed in the UK throughout the study. Photo courtesy Manvendra Dubey/LANL
LANL News:
- First Field Demonstration Of Warming Caused By Soot And Brown Carbon
Cloaking urban areas and wildfire zones, tiny smoke particles suspended in the atmosphere have a Read More
Tree Death Impact Studied In Forests Worldwide
Large trees suffer more than small trees during and after droughts, and while theories had suggested this should be a globally consistent pattern, a new study confirms the concept with a worldwide survey of 38 forests. Courtesy/LANL
LANL News:
In forests worldwide, drought consistently has had a more detrimental impact on the growth and survival of larger trees, new research shows.
In addition, while the death of small trees may affect the dominance of trees in a landscape, the death of large trees has a far worse impact on the ecosystem and climate’s health, especially due to the important role
NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows On Present Day Mars
Courtesy/NASAUsing an imaging spectrometer on MRO, researchers detected signatures of hydrated minerals on slopes where mysterious streaks are seen on the Red Planet. These darkish streaks appear to ebb and flow over time. They darken and appear to flow down steep slopes during warm seasons, and then fade in cooler seasons. They appear in several locations on Mars when temperatures are above minus 10 degrees
Moniz On Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Secretary of Energy Ernest MonizTalks Target Redrock Canyon Country Issue
Monument Arch. Photo by James KayThe Utah delegation is poised to introduce public lands legislation for the entire eastern half of Utah, which may diminish, rather than
Marmot On The Move In Los Alamos
Marguerite McClay of Los Alamos captured a Yellow Bellied Marmot on her Critter Cam that was strolling around her yard. PEEC reports that this is the first sighting of the animal in the Jemez region in something like 50 years. The species lives in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, but had not been in the Jemez Mountains in many years. Another marmot was spotted in the Valle Caldera in recent weeks. Photo by Marguerite McClay
Staff Report
Marmots are large squirrels in the genus Marmota, of which there are 15 species. Some species live in mountainous areas, such as the Alps, northern Apennines, Read More
NNSA Partnership Successfully Removes All Remaining HEU From Uzbekistan
NNSA News:More Blood Moon Photos From Los Alamos
The blood moon photographed at 8:48 p.m. Sunday at the end of DP Road. Photo by Joel Williams
The blood moon photographed Sunday near Trinity and Diamond Drive. Photo by Eric Fairfield Read More
Maintenance Burn Underway In Pueblo Canyon
A maintenance burn is underway in Pueblo Canyon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
LAFD News:
The Los Alamos Fire Department, with the assistance of the Santa Fe National Forest, is conducting a prescribed burn on 26 acres of County open space. The area is in the upper reaches of Pueblo Canyon east of the Aquatic Center.
Prescribed fires are one of the most effective tools available to resource managers for restoring fire-dependent ecosystems. These fires mimic natural fires by reducing forest fuels, recycling nutrients and increasing wildlife habitat diversity.
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Los Alamos Residents Share Blood Moon Photos
Residents in Los Alamos joined stargazers around the world this evening to view the blood moon – a full lunar eclipse where the moon, Earth and sun line up, with Earth’s shadow totally obscuring the moon. When a full moon makes its closest approach to Earth, it appears slightly bigger and brighter than usual and has a reddish hue. This celestial event has not occurred since 1982 – and will not be repeated until 2033. Photo by Jenn Bartram
Photo by Greg Kendall
Photo by Aria Villareal
Photo by Aria Villareal
Photo by Aria Villareal Read More