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Los Alamos Native Offers Aid, Assistance To Refugees

June 1, 2017 by Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Los Alamos Native Ariana Rowberry volunteers at two refugee camps in Greece. Courtesy Photo

By KIRSTEN LASKEY

Los Alamos Daily Post

Ariana Rowberry, a Los Alamos native, was working in the Middle East Directorate in Washington, D.C., when she decided to take some time off before going to law school this fall. Motivated to gain firsthand exposure to some of the policy issues that her directorate worked on, she decided to volunteer at refugee camps in Greece.

Rowberry spent February through April volunteering at two camps: Ritsona, a camp north of Athens primarily Read More

Griggs: Dateline Oaxaca … A More Leisurely Visit

June 1, 2017 by Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Two rappers gesticulating and insulting each other to music in El Llano Park. After a particularly good zinger, the crowd would laugh and applaud. After each round, the crowd would vote for their favorite rapper. Photo by David Griggs

A roaring lion at the entrance to Parque Juarez (El Llano) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by David Griggs

By DAVID GRIGGS

Foreign Correspondent

Los Alamos Daily Post

Three days in Oaxaca was not enough, so this year I stretched my visit to two weeks. Hostel Don Nino at 804 Pino Suarez was once again my base of operations. A bunk in a dorm cost about $10, and included a hot Read More

Study Shows Humans Have Polluted European Air For 2000 Years

May 31, 2017 by Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

The Colle Gnifetti Glacier on the Swiss-Italian border where the ice core used in the study was taken. In the bottom right corner, the coring stie can be seen. Photo by Nicole Spaulding

AGU News:

WASHINGTON, DC — A new study combining European ice core data and historical records of the infamous Black Death pandemic of 1349-1353 shows metal mining and smelting have polluted the environment for thousands of years, challenging the widespread belief that environmental pollution began with the Industrial Revolution in the 1700s and 1800s.

The new study, accepted for publication in GeoHealth, Read More

World Wedding Traditions To Bring Good Fortune

May 31, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Courtesy image

COMMUNITY News:

Everyone loves a wedding. Spirits are high, drinks are flowing, the best man is shaving the groom, the mother-in-law is throwing ducks at the bride …

Weddings are different for every culture around the world and a new infographic from 888Poker reveals a collection of the most interesting and colourful – though it’s certainly optional whether to include them in one’s own special day.

A Different Type of Wedding Bell

Some of the rituals might be more familiar – like throwing the bouquet or breaking a glass – but others won’t be. While nearly 75 percent of unmarried Read More

LANL: ‘Halos’ Discovered On Mars Widen Time Frame For Potential Life

May 31, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

A mosaic of images from the navigation cameras on the NASA Curiosity rover shows ‘halos’ of lighter-toned bedrock around fractures. These halos comprise high concentrations of silica and indicate that liquid groundwater flowed through the rocks in Gale crater longer than previously believed. Courtesy/NASA/JPL-Caltech

LANL News:

Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica—called “halos”—has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously believed. The new finding is reported Read More

Los Alamos Freshman Lillian Petersen Wins Third Place At Intel International Science And Engineering Fair

May 28, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Lillian Petersen places third in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair May 14-19 in Los Angeles. Courtesy photo

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Topper Academy freshman Lillian Petersen competed May 14-19 in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Los Angeles, Calif. Petersen received a third place award for her project in the Earth and Environmental Sciences category. The title of Petersen’s award winning project is, America’s Farming Future: The Impact of Climate Change on Crop Yields. Petersen was awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Intel.

Holy Fire From Jerusalem Arrives In Los Alamos

May 28, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Father Silouan at the Monastery of the Holy Archangel Michael, left, receives the Holy Fire May 17 from Father Theophan Mackey of St. Job of Pochaiv Christian Orthodox Church in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

The Holy Fire from Jerusalem was transported from Alamosa, Colo., to Los Alamos in camping lamps set in buckets of sand by Father Theophan Mackey and Emrys Tennessen. Courtesy photo

The Holy Fire candle sits in front of the tabernacle at St. Job of Pochaiv Christian Orthodox Church in Los Alamos. Courtesy photo

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

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Whole New Jupiter: First Science Results From NASA’s Juno Mission Show Gigantic Turbulent World

May 27, 2017 by Submitted by Kirsten Laskey (ladp admin)

Through the Juno mission, scientists are learning more about the largest planet in the solar system. NASA/JPL-CalTech/USGS Photo

NASA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in the solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet’s surface than previously thought.

“We are excited to share

Aspen School Celebrates Books, Libraries & Africa

May 26, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

Aspen students show off some of the books they have collected for The African Library Project. Courtesy photo

Chris Bradshaw, founder of The African Library Project, visited Aspen School Tuesday. Kindergarten students presented her with a special handmade hat. Courtesy photo

EDUCATION News:

Tuesday, Aspen students were treated to an assembly celebrating books, libraries and Africa. Chris Bradshaw, founder of The African Library Project, spoke to all 450 students and staff at the school about her experiences making libraries in African countries.

Her presentation highlighted Read More

World Futures: SOCIETY – Commercial and Financial – How Do We Do Business, Individually and Collectively?

May 25, 2017 by Submitted by Carol A. Clark

World Futures: What Do We Need?

By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute

In the history of humanity individuals banded together to form micro societies in which the members worked collectively for the common good.

Everything was pooled primarily for survival. Then micro societies interacted using barter to exchange essentials (satisfy needs). As humanity evolved, however, certain things became collectively recognized as having inherent value, permitting different micro societies to essentially export their “stuff” in exchange for inherent value.

Then, as Read More