Environment

NASA Confirms Evidence That Liquid Water Flows On Present Day Mars

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Courtesy/NASA
 
NASA News:
 
New findings from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present day Mars.

Using 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

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Moniz On Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

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Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz
 
DOE News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. ― U.S. Secretary Of Energy Ernest Moniz released the following statement on the occasion of the 2015 conference on facilitating entry into force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty:
 
“In 1992, the United States government voluntarily implemented a moratorium on nuclear explosive testing—a policy that has been observed ever since, by four presidential administrations, both Democrat and Republican. 
 
“Four years later, the United States was the first country to sign the
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Talks Target Redrock Canyon Country Issue

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Monument Arch. Photo by James Kay
 
PEEC News:
 
The redrock canyon country of southern Utah is one of most stunningly beautiful landscapes on this planet, containing spectacular geologic formations, amazing cliff dwellings and rock art of ancient peoples, and world class hiking, climbing, rafting and biking. Yet most of this magnificent region lies unprotected. And this year, the future of Utah’s redrock hangs in the balance.

The Utah delegation is poised to introduce public lands legislation for the entire eastern half of Utah, which may diminish, rather than

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Marmot On The Move In Los Alamos

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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

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NNSA News:
 
WASHINGTON, DC ― Today, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) announced the successful return of the final 5 kilograms (approximately 11 pounds) of highly enriched uranium (HEU) spent fuel from the IIN-3M “Foton” research reactor in Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Russia.
 
This is the eighth shipment of HEU from Uzbekistan since 2004 and marks the removal of all HEU from the country.
 
Since the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return program began in 2002, DOE/NNSA has collaborated with the Rosatom State Atomic Energy
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Maintenance Burn Underway In Pueblo Canyon

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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.

The

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Los Alamos Residents Share Blood Moon Photos

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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

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Endangered Local Wildlife Talk At Nature Center

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Author and environmentalist Micheal Dax. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

How many endangered or threated animals call the Pajarito Plateau home?

Michael Dax from the Defenders of Wildlife will be at the nature center at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29 to talk about the endangered species in the local area and reveal how to help protect the current biodiversity.

New Mexico is home to 118 animals listed as threatened and endangered. In many cases, scientists do not fully understand the animal or how the ecosystem will change if it becomes extinct. This talk is part of a national outreach effort by Defenders of Read More

Paws To People Awards $10K To Lyme Disease Study

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Courtesy/bridgetocures.com

PTOP News:

ALBUQUERQUE – What do you say to a research project that will tackle head on a trio of diseases that are escalating in both dogs and humans to better understand their relationships and develop a better diagnostic test?

To a project that will yield results not in decades but in months? One that embodies the essence of translational studies in its ability to benefit animals and humans? If you are the Paws To People Organization, you would say … What are we waiting for – let’s Build A Bridge!

Paws To People Board of Directors awarded $10,000 Read More