The latest Top500 list ranks Sandia’s new El Dorado supercomputer the 20th fastest in the world. (Photo courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. […]
Utility-scale solar energy (USSE) is rapidly expanding and expected to compose the largest source of renewable-generated electricity in the United States and globally over the coming decades. Lands in the
Tribes manage over 56 million acres and are a part of well over 200 formal co-stewardship agreements. DOI and USDA oversee over half a billion acres of lands and waters
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Native American women nationwide are getting a special opportunity. They’re receiving hands-on training in photovoltaic panel installation, with the goal to equip them to set up residential
On a global scale, wetland systems have been affected by climate extremes, changing sea level, and population growth, reducing their capacity to moderate storm surge, filter contaminants, store carbon, and
Shannon Meppelink and Kendra Markland attended the biannual Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) meeting on Thursday, October 24th to provide an update on the USGS-NPS Partnership project at Effigy Mounds
Pre-emergent herbicides applied to soil are a primary tool for reducing exotic annual grasses, such as cheatgrass, in sagebrush steppe rangelands. Effective herbicide application can allow existing perennials to grow
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Batteries in electric vehicles can fail quickly, sometimes catching fire without much warning. Sandia National Laboratories is working to detect these failures early and provide sufficient warning
Ecological disturbance can affect carbon storage and stability and is a key consideration for managing lands to preserve or increase ecosystem carbon to ameliorate the global greenhouse gas problem. Dryland
Roosevelt Middle School’s Team 1 won the overall competition at 2023 NM Electric Car Challenge. (Photo by Craig Fritz) Click on the thumbnail for a high-resolution image. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
The USGS has cooperated with federal, state, and tribal partners to conduct research on Avian Influenza (AI) viruses and to assist with response to outbreaks of highly pathogenic AI (HPAI)
Studying the thermal sensitivity of animals that live in environments with variable temperatures–such as mountain streams with water temperatures that change over time and space–sheds light on how climate variability
This is a video of a parasite, commonly known as eye flukes, swimming in the eye of a sucker in our lab. The eye fluke has a complex three-host life
Scientific information is fundamental to understanding how proposed actions on public lands may impact the environment. Development of new science is occurring at rates that can make it challenging for
Sure, bats, like many animals can spread disease to one another when they are in close proximity, by touching and grooming one another. But did you know that bats may
