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Archaeologists at the Alamo just discovered a second cannonball from the legendary 1836 battle, untouched for nearly two centuries. The iron relic was found just three months after the first rare discovery at the same historic Texas site.
A New Mexico community rallied together to award $93,000 in scholarships to local high school seniors, celebrating not just academic achievement but also community service and career goals. The Los Alamos Public Schools Foundation honored dozens of students while letting them recognize teachers who changed their lives.
A youth lacrosse team from Los Alamos won a tournament championship despite having only eight players on the field. The 12U squad capped off their season with grit and determination at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque.
A New Mexico honor society just doubled down on their commitment to education, awarding six $1,000 scholarships to high-achieving students from underrepresented communities. These future nurses, engineers, and teachers are heading to college with both financial support and a community cheering them on.
When a team of 70-something neighbors couldn't keep up with cleaning their local wash, veteran volunteers showed up with the muscle they needed. Together, they removed several tons of illegal dumping and debris to protect homes from flooding and fire.
Physicists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have created quantum controls that can stretch, blur, and even reverse time's arrow at the microscopic level. The breakthrough could unlock new ways to extract energy from quantum systems and prepare quantum states more efficiently.
Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory just solved a puzzle that's stumped scientists since the 1920s, revealing how humans truly see color. The breakthrough fixes gaps in physicist Erwin Schrödinger's century-old theory and could transform everything from medical imaging to data visualization.
A Texas community gathered to dedicate a bronze plaque honoring one of the state's most inspiring historical documents. Rain couldn't dampen spirits as Davy Crockett's descendant brought history to life.
A young programmer at Los Alamos helped discover why some complex systems can't be predicted the way scientists once thought. That 1955 breakthrough created an entirely new field that helps us understand everything from weather to fusion energy today.
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The legendary Cinerama Dome theater, closed since 2020, will return to Hollywood in early 2028 thanks to Sony Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse. The geodesic dome theater that premiered 2001: A Space Odyssey is getting a second act while keeping its classic charm intact.
Seven schools in the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo school district just proved that excellence in education is thriving along the Texas border. Their recognition comes from measurable gains in student achievement and preparing kids for life after graduation.
A Los Alamos high school graduate created a new STEM scholarship honoring a Palestinian physicist who continues teaching children despite war and displacement. The award reflects the power of unlikely friendships to inspire real change.
High school seniors across northern New Mexico are celebrating after winning scholarships honoring the legacy of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer. The awards totaling thousands of dollars recognize exceptional promise in science, math, and the arts.
The LANL Foundation just awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to 163 Northern New Mexico students pursuing college degrees. Since 1999, the organization has invested nearly $15 million in helping local youth access higher education.
Researchers just completed Erwin Schrödinger's century-old theory about human color perception, proving that the way we experience color comes from pure mathematics, not culture or learning. The breakthrough could transform everything from photography to medical imaging.
NASA's Perseverance rover zapped a Mars rock with a laser and discovered gemstone-linked minerals scientists never expected to find there. The surprise discovery hints at ancient water activity that could rewrite our understanding of the Red Planet's past.
Three Rice University juniors just earned one of the nation's most prestigious STEM scholarships for groundbreaking research tackling diabetes, bone regeneration, and clean energy. Their work shows how the next generation is already solving some of our biggest challenges.
While Artemis II astronauts circled the Moon in April, volunteers with backyard telescopes spotted bright flashes of space rocks striking the lunar surface. Now NASA needs more amateur astronomers to keep watching and submit their videos.
Volunteers with home telescopes are teaming up with NASA astronauts to document meteoroids crashing into the Moon, capturing flashes of light that reveal secrets about lunar impacts. Your backyard telescope could help scientists understand what's happening beneath the Moon's surface.
Henderson Middle School student Emeriie Anastas-Weaver has been selected for a prestigious summer leadership program in Austin and San Antonio. She'll explore Texas history while building skills alongside the state's top young leaders.
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