Science: Los Alamos National Laboratory, USGS partner to advance wildland-fire research:

Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Geological Survey have entered a partnership to produce advanced computer models to predict the behavior of wildfires and prescribed fires. Models will help fire, land and emergency managers plan for, respond to and study the effects of fire on natural landscapes and in the wildland-urban interface. They will also help design the safest, most effective proactive measures such as prescribed fire and other fuel treatments. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

A weekly compilation of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s (LANL) news stories for the week of April 18.

Input sought for shift to carbon-neutral economy:

From wind farms to electric cars, the movement of global markets away from conventional fossil fuels to more sustainable energy sources is gaining momentum. To identify options for the Intermountain West, a new coalition led by Los Alamos National Laboratory is asking the public for input on regional perspectives as part of a plan for making the shift to a carbon-neutral economy in 15 years. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL

Curiosity reports back on ‘most chemically diverse part’ of Gale Crater on Mars:

The first analysis of the Glen Torridon region in the Gale crater on Mars shows that bedrock in the area was changed by groundwater in the planet’s early history, which has important implications for understanding past habitability and the possibility of finding past life on Mars. The findings, published in a special issue of Journal of Geophysical Research Planets, describe some of the first results from the Glen Torridon region. Read the full article here. Courtesy/LANL