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Cornell Lab Of Ornithology: New Study Shows Migratory Birds Can Partially Offset Climate Change

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Spring migration routes for American Redstarts wintering in Jamaica via Motus Wildlife Tracking System. Courtesy/Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Cornell Lab of Ornithology News:

ITHACA, N.Y. — Deteriorating habitat conditions caused by climate change are wreaking havoc with the timing of bird migration.

A new study demonstrates that birds can partially compensate for these changes by delaying the start of spring migration and completing the journey faster. But the strategy comes with a cost—a decline in overall survival. The findings by researchers from Cornell University, the University Read More

Multi-Day Event Offers Gift Of Hope, Possibility, Life-Enhancing Strategies From New Mexico To The World

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — New Mexico is hosting a free global virtual celebration, conference and innovative product/services expo May 6–14 that will be available in 500 cities and 50 countries across the globe.

Celebrating Life 2023 will feature a cast of 100 leading Wisdom Keepers, authors, experts, thought leaders, musicians, film and documentary makers and luminaries. They will cover three main subjects – Wellness, Wisdom and Wonder. A fourth content track will include a collection of inspiring documentaries. An innovative series of interludes will provide people with uplifting music Read More

Students And Families Travel Around The World At 10th Annual Multicultural Festival At Piñon Elementary School

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School staff and students performing We Are the World, karaoke style. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Students and families traveled around the world in under three hours during the 10th annual Multicultural Festival held recently at Piñon Elementary School.

More than 300 people were in attendance throughout the evening.

“We were amazed by the attendance and the interest level of everyone,” said Stephanie Rittner, Piñon Elementary School’s art teacher and fair coordinator. “It was great to see such a turnout. We are already planning next year’s event.”

This was the first festival held in person Read More

Rotary Club Of Los Alamos Thanks Students & Parents For Generous Support Of Purple Pinkie Polio Awareness Campaign

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Students show off their purple pinkies during the Purple Pinky, PolioPlus Campaign hosted recently for LA Online Academy students by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos in collaboration with LAPS. Photo by Alison Pannell

Rotarians seated from left, Skip King and Chuck Tallman and standing at right, Linda King participate with students in the Purple Pinkie, PolioPlus Campaign recently at Barranca Mesa Elementary School, hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos in collaboration with LAPS. Photo by Linda Hull

By ALISON PANNELL
President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos would like Read More

AGU: Venus Has 50 Times More Volcanoes Than Previously Mapped

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By TALIA OGLIOR
AGU

Radar and high-resolution imagery let researchers map edifices smaller than 20 kilometers (12.4 miles) in diameter, resulting in nearly 50 times as many volcanoes than had been mapped previously. The work, which puts more than 85,000 volcanoes on the map, is critical for understanding the planet’s volcanic activity.

Intrigued by reports of recent volcanic eruptions on Venus? WashU planetary scientists Paul Byrne and Rebecca Hahn want you to use their new map of 85,000 volcanoes on Venus to help locate the next active lava flow.

Their study was posted online ahead of print Read More

DVS Cabinet Secetary Donnie Quintana Issues National Vietnam War Veterans Day Message

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Proclamation from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham honoring our Vietnam War veterans. Courtesy/DVS

DVS News:

March 29 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day—the date set aside by Congress for our nation to honor our men and women who served in the United States military during the Vietnam War.

It was on this date 50-years ago—March 29, 1973, that the last American military service member was pulled out of South Vietnam, and the last American prisoners-of-war were released.

More than nine million Americans served in our military during that war. Of this total, 2.7 million served in Southeast Asia. Read More

Sen. Heinrich Votes To Repeal Iraq War Authorizations

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after voting to pass legislation he cosponsored to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) against Iraq:

“Congress has the significant responsibility to authorize when and where we send troops into battle. It’s in the Constitution.

“The Iraq war authorizations have far exceeded their lifespan, created risk of misuse by the previous administration.

“Today, after years of calling on Congress to act, I’m proud to be part of the bipartisan Read More

NNSA Helps Global Health Industry Achieve Major Nuclear Nonproliferation Milestone

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NNSA Administrator Jill Hruby

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reached a major nonproliferation milestone this week as it helped Belgium’s National Institute of Radioelements (IRE) convert their medical isotope production facility to use irradiated low-enriched uranium (LEU), instead of proliferation-sensitive highly enriched uranium (HEU).

As a result, all major global molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production facilities now use LEU.

Mo-99’s decay product, technetium-99m (Tc-99m), is used in over 40,000 Read More

Huang: ‘Better To Light A Candle Than To Condemn The Darkness’

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View from a drone of 300 community members gathered in the shape of a heart at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos fundraiser for the people of Ukraine April 16, 2022 at Overlook in White Rock. Drone photo by Cpl. Sheldon Simpson/LAPD

By ZHEN HUANG
Los Alamos

When I heard some officials at the White House press conference said, “China has at no point condemned Russia’s invasion to Ukraine”, I recalled what Anna Louise Strong said:

“Better to light a candle than to condemn the darkness”.

Strong was an American Journalist who is highly respected in China. She lived in Moscow for nearly 30 years and initiated Read More

The Tiny Key To A Major Goal: Maximizing Crop Growth

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UC RIVERSIDE News:

University of California, Riverside (UC) scientists have significantly advanced the race to control plant responses to temperature on a rapidly warming planet. Key to this breakthrough is miRNA, a molecule nearly 200,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

With moderate increases in temperature, plants grow taller to avoid hotter ground and get fresher air. A landmark study published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates that microRNA or miRNA is required for this growth. The study also identifies which miRNA molecules — out of more than 100 possibilities Read More