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Free Public Lecture With Dinosaur Scientist Dr. Spencer Lucas To Kick Off 2025 ScienceFest Thursday June 19

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NMC News:

Dr. Spencer Lucas, Curator of Paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, will present a public lecture titled “Rethinking Mass Extinctions”, offering a radically different perspective on one of Earth’s most dramatic biological events.

Drawing from decades of research, Dr. Lucas challenges conventional thinking by reevaluating the evidence and arguments surrounding mass extinction events.

Spencer Lucas, PhD: “Rethinking Mass Extinctions”
When: 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 19
Where: Fuller Lodge

The talk coincides with the New Mexico Museum of Natural Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory: Understanding Quantum Computing’s Most Troubling Problem

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In a new paper, Los Alamos scientists collect and review years of work on barren plateaus, a mathematical dead end that has plagued variational quantum computing. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

In variational quantum computing, a barren plateau represents a mathematical point from which quantum algorithms reach a dead end, stalling progress and wasting time and resources.

For the past six years, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has led the world in trying to understand one of the most frustrating barriers that faces variational quantum computing: the barren plateau.

“Imagine a landscape Read More

Free Public Lecture With Dinosaur Scientist Dr. Spencer Lucas To Kick Off ScienceFest

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NMC News:

Dr. Spencer Lucas, Curator of Paleontology at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, will present a public lecture titled “Rethinking Mass Extinctions”, at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 19, at Fuller Lodge. He offers a radically different perspective on one of Earth’s most dramatic biological events. Drawing from decades of research, Dr. Lucas challenges conventional thinking by reevaluating the evidence and arguments surrounding mass extinction events.

The talk coincides with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science’s newly remodeled exhibit, the 3,000-square-foot Read More

Scenes From C’YA Science Demo At Aspen Elementary

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C’YA Sci Guy, Chad Lauritzen brings end of the year fun for Mrs. Gilbert’s 4th grade class at Aspen Elementary School. Courtesy/C’YA

Mrs. Gilbert’s 4th grade class at Aspen Elementary School expresses appreciation to C’YA Sci Guy, Chad Lauritzen, for bringing end of the year fun to them. Courtesy/C’YA

C’YA News:

Champions of Youth Ambitions (C’YA) Sci Guy, Chad Lauritzen brings end of the year fun for Mrs. Gilbert’s 4th grade class at Aspen Elementary School in White Rock.

The science lesson is one of Newton’s laws, along with some engineering. Teams build a safety system around the egg, which Read More

Scenes From JROMC Dinner Honoring Scholarship Winners

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J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee (JROMC) 2025 scholarship recipients, memorial lecture speaker Dr. John Dabiri, back row 4th from left, JROMC Vice-Chair Sara Scott, left, and JROMC Chair Anna Llobet Megias, right, gather for a photo at the special dinner held to honor the scholarship recipients Sunday at Gabriel’s restaurant in northern Santa Fe. The JROMC, with financial support from community donors, honors J. Robert Oppenheimer’s legacy through thought-provoking public lectures by distinguished speakers; a scholarship program for high school students exhibiting exceptional Read More

Amateur Naturalist: Strategies To Help Survival

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By ROBERT DRYJA
Los Alamos

Plants and animals have evolved a wide variety of strategies to help them survive. Some species may look similar to one another but have distinctive survival strategy differences.

The canyon tree frog provides an example. It lives near streams and ponds in the New Mexico mountains. It grows to be about two and a half inches in length. It is the variation in its colors that stands out.

It may range from a dark grey rocky color to a woody brown color. (See pictures 1 and 2 below)

These color patterns are not permanent but change depending on whether it is standing on a rock or a branch. Read More

LANL: Manhattan Project Day Trip From Santa Fe Leads To History In Los Alamos

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Operated by Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Bradbury Science Museum is free and open Tuesday-Sunday. Inside, visitors can see exhibits on the Manhattan Project as well as the Lab’s current research in supercomputing, nuclear nonproliferation, biotechnology and climate science. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Eighty years after the end of World War II, locals and travelers are more interested than ever in what remains of the top-secret lab and makeshift town that supported the Manhattan Project. Here’s a guide of what you can see in a day’s journey back in time.

Head out from Santa Fe around Read More

‘Two Small Pieces Of Glass – The Amazing Telescope’ June 7

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PEEC News:

The community is invited to attend a showing of “Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope” 2-2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, in the Planetarium at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Road.

“Two Small Pieces of Glass – The Amazing Telescope” follows two students as they interact with a female astronomer at a local star party. Along the way, the students learn the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy.

Aiming to Read More

National Museum Of Nuclear Science & History Launches Campaign To Preserve Iconic Redstone And Terrier Missiles

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The Convair RIM-2 Terrier represents a crucial chapter in America’s defense strategy during the Cold War. As a vital surface-to-air missile, it was key in safeguarding our nation and projecting strength during global tension. Courtesy/NMNSH

NMNSH News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History (NMNSH) in Albuquerque, announced Thursday the launch of “Preserving Pillars of American Strength: Restore the Redstone & Terrier”, a crowdfunding campaign to restore two significant artifacts in its collection: the Redstone Missile and the Convair RIM-2 Read More

New Mexico Economic Development Dept. Job Support Program Awards Training Funds To Seven Companies

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AAA Cooper Transportation in Albuquerque was awarded up to $165,922 by EDD’s JTIP program for 10 trainees. AAA Cooper Transportation mainly operates in the southeastern and midwestern U.S., but also serves Puerto Rico and has expanded into Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Minneapolis. This is their its JTIP application. Courtesy/AAA Cooper Transportation

STATE News:

  •  EDD’s JTIP program awards seven companies with job training funds, including UbiQD Inc., headquartered in Los Alamos

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Economic Development Department approved more than $648,000 Read More