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Governor To Represent New Mexico And United States At UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) In Egypt

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From the Office of the Governor:

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt – The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that New Mexico’s nation-leading climate change achievements and goals will be on the world stage as Gov. Lujan Grisham attends the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt.

The international climate summit, which will take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, is the 27th session of the “Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.” The annual convening of nearly every nation on earth serves as a valuable opportunity

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Cornell Lab Of Ornithology: Study Shows More Than One Way To Build A Black Bird

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Study author Al Uy (left, with glasses) with his local research team banding a flycatcher in the field. Courtesy/Day’s Edge Productions.

Cornell Lab of Ornithology News:

ITHACA & ROCHESTER, N.Y. — When it comes to the biological imperatives of survival and reproduction—nature often finds a way.

Sometimes more than one way. For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two genetic pathways leading to the same physical outcome: all-black feathers. This change was no random accident. It was a result of nature specifically selecting for Read More

Heinrich Leads Bicameral Call For Biden To Strengthen America’s Global Climate Policy At COP27

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U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a continued effort to decarbonize the road transport sector and transition the new commercial vehicle transportation sector to zero-emission by 2040, U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), co-chair of the Electrification Caucus, is leading a bicameral group of Democrats.

In a letter to President Joe Biden, Heinrich and the group are urging him to strengthen America’s global climate policy at the upcoming 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP27) by adding the U.S. as a signatory Read More

Roswell In Global Spotlight For Lunar Eclipse Show Nov. 8

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The Moon bit the Sun Oct. 25, producing a partial solar eclipse and two weeks later, November 7-8, Earth’s shadow will cover the Moon, resulting in a total lunar eclipse. Courtesy/timeanddate

Roswell Astronomy Club News:

A team of eclipse chasers from timeanddate.com will be in Roswell Nov. 5-9 to film and live stream the Nov. 8 total lunar eclipse, in collaboration with the Roswell Astronomy Club.

The timeanddate.com eclipse broadcasts regularly attract millions of views worldwide.

Weather permitting, the broadcast also will include footage from partnering organizations in several Read More

Mars Mania Comes To NM Museum Of Natural History & Science With Life-Sized Replicas Of Mission Vehicles

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A photo of Perseverance from the surface of Mars. Perseverance and the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter will be on display at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science beginning Nov. 19. Courtesy/NASA

NMMNHS News:

ALBUQUERQUE — While NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Helicopter continue to explore the surface of the Red Planet, visitors to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) will have a chance to explore life-sized replicas of the vehicles themselves beginning in November. 

As part of NASA’s “Roving With Perseverance” Roadshow, which brings Read More

NNSA To Implement Key Activities Supporting President’s 2022 Nuclear Posture Review

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U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm

NNSA News:

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was a key collaborator in the Department of Defense’s 2022 Nuclear Posture Review, which was recently publicly released. 

“DOE has an essential and unique role in national security, and we take pride in fulfilling a key part of President Biden’s vision for a safer world,” U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said. “We are grateful to DOD, NNSA, and the entire interagency team for their partnership and commitment to maintaining a secure Read More

Los Alamos High School Students Participate In 2022 Model International Criminal Court In Poland

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LAHS students Emma Frost and Karl Sinkula pose earlier this month in Wroclaw, Poland where they participated in the 2022 Model UN Criminal Court. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos High School (LAPS) students Karl Sinkula and Emma Frost had the honor of participating in the 2022 Model International Criminal Court in Krzyzowa, Poland earlier this month. The two were selected along with eight other students from Santa Fe and Albuquerque for the program sponsored by New Mexico Human Rights Project (NMHRP).

Sinkula a senior and Frost a junior collaborated with teammates from Germany, Poland Read More

Celebrating 50 Years Of Our National Marine Sanctuaries

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A snorkeler on a Florida Keys reef in the late 1970s. Flip Schulke, part of EPA’s Documerica Project. Courtesy photo

NOAA News:

This past Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, marked the 50th anniversary of NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary System. It’s a milestone in NOAA’s mission to conserve and protect some of the nation’s most treasured wildlife, seascapes, maritime heritage, and cultural resources.

Today, the sanctuary system encompasses more than 1,605,793 square kilometers (620,000 square miles) of ocean and Great Lakes waters from Washington state to the Florida Keys, and from Lake Huron Read More

Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Bette T. Korber Named Among Best Female Scientists In The World 2022 Ranking

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Bette T. Korber

SCIENCE News:

Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow Bette T. Korber, a computational biologist has been named amonst the “Best Female Scientists in the World 2022 Ranking” by Research.com.

The fields of study Korber is best known for include gene, virus and DNA.

Her primary areas of study are Virology, Virus, Genetics, Immunology and Epitope. Her research integrates issues of Viral evolution and Antibody in her study of Virology. Her Virus research incorporates elements of Mutation and Gene. Read more about Korber here.

About the ranking of top female scientists in the Read More

Posts From Abroad: Historic La Fenice Opera House

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Posts from abroad: Members of the Santa Fe Opera Board including Liddie Martinez and her husband Rick Martinez, front right, from the Española Valley touring Teatro La Fenice, the opera house in Venice, Italy considered one of the most famous and renowned landmarks in the history of Italian theatre and in the history of opera as a whole. Courtesy photo

View of the stage at Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy. Photo by Liddie Martinez

View inside Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy. Photo by Liddie Martinez

View of the ceiling in the Teatro La Fenice opera house in Venice, Italy. Read More