World

United States Marine Corps Marks 250th Anniversary

by

The United States Marine Corps marks its 250th anniversary today. A special Oorah to all Devil Dogs. Photo taken in May 2025 in Washington, D.C. by Bernadette Lauritzen

Birth of the U.S. Marine Corps
Source: www.history.com

During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passes a resolution stating that “two Battalions of Marines be raised” for service as landing forces for the recently formed Continental Navy. The resolution, drafted by future U.S. president John Adams and adopted in Philadelphia on November 10, 1775, created the Continental Marines and is now observed as the Read More

Sunday’s Community Forum To Feature James Caroll

by

Unitarian Church News:

The speaker for the community forum this Sunday at the Unitarian Church has changed from the previously announced speaker and will now feature James Caroll. He will give a very interesting talk, which he presented to the Los Alamos Faith and Science group last summer: “Ethics, Love, and the Alignment Problem in AI”. This talk will still be at noon on Sunday.

About the talk:

Aligning the goals of AI with those of its human creators (the so-called “Alignment Problem”) is an incredibly difficult challenge. Carroll will discuss why it is so difficult and why so many famous and Read More

Daily Postcard: November Supermoon Over White Rock

by

The November full moon, viewed here from White Rock and known as the Beaver Moon, is 2025’s second supermoon. ‘Supermoon’ describes a full moon that appears larger and brighter because its orbit brings it closer to Earth. Beaver Moon is the term used to describe the full moon in November. Each month’s full moon has a name that carries cultural significance. The November full moon’s name stems from the fact that beavers start to take shelter in their dams around this time of year, according to the Almanac. Also was is the season when people set beaver traps during the fur trade. Source: MSN News. Photo Read More

Explore Ancient Astronomy At PEEC’s Planetarium: Getting Oriented With Chaco Canyon Nov. 14

by

Community invited to discover how the Ancestral Puebloans incorporated the cycles of the Sun and Moon into the architecture of Chaco Canyon during the Getting Oriented with Chaco Canyon planetarium program, Nov. 14 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

Discover how the Ancestral Puebloans incorporated the cycles of the Sun and Moon into the architecture of Chaco Canyon during the Getting Oriented with Chaco Canyon planetarium program at the Los Alamos Nature Center from 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14.

This immersive, full-dome planetarium experience allows participants Read More

American Legion To Host Veterans’ Day Event Tuesday

by

Tens of millions of Americans have served in the armed forces since the country’s founding. American Legion Post 90, together with other local organizations, invites the community to honor these Americans on Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy image

COMMUNITY News:

American Legion Post 90 will host the annual Veterans’ Day event at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Ashley Pond Park.

Participating organizations include a variety of organizations, including VFW 8874, Los Alamos High School NJROTC, Scouts, Los Alamos Choral Society, Los Alamos County Fire Department, among others. Read More

New Los Alamos Book Club Invites Public Participation

by

Book cover of ‘Industry of Lies: Media, Academia, and the Israeli-Arab Conflict’. Courtesy image

COMMUNITY News:

The Los Alamos community is invited to join a book discussion group sponsored by Stand With Us, an international, nonpartisan Israel education organization that inspires and educates people of all ages and backgrounds, challenges misinformation, and fights antisemitism.

This is a follow-up to the movie and discussion at the SALA Los Alamos Event Center on Oct. 9, where we showed the film “October H8te”. The group intends to educate about antisemitism and the Israeli-Arab Read More

Wallace: Nuclear Weapons Testing

by

By TERRY WALLACE
Colorado
(Former LANL Director)

On December 18, 1970, a nuclear weapons test was conducted in an underground shaft at the Nevada Test Site. The test, code-named Baneberry, was detonated at a depth of about 900 feet. Baneberry was a relatively small weapons test and was conducted at Yucca Flats (a large playa) in alluvial soil derived from surrounding deposits of volcanic tuff. Within the alluvium, there were intermittent seams of montmorillonite clay that were saturated with water. The drill hole was filled with a concrete plug and sorted materials; the procedure for plugging Read More

New Mexico Manufacturing Organization To Host Workshop On Building A Stronger Cybersecurity And Information Technology Workforce In New Mexico Nov. 14

by

NAIMI News:

The North American Intelligent Manufacturing Initiative (NAIMI), in partnership with the University of New Mexico (UNM) Los Alamos branch and the Regional Development Corporation, will be hosting a workshop on building New Mexico’s cybersecurity and Information Technology (IT) workforce in New Mexico. This free workshop is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 14, at the UNM-Los Alamos branch campus.

In late 2022, the North American Intelligent Manufacturing Initiative (NAIMI) was awarded a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to help advance a strong cybersecurity Read More