Science & Water - Albuquerque Journal

Science & Water - Albuquerque Journal

Countdown to 'Oppenheimer': Cillian Murphy leads epic on charismatic, controversial theoretical physicist who helped create the atomic bomb

The day Christopher Nolan called Cillian Murphy about his new film, "Oppenheimer," Murphy hung up th ...

Published: Monday, May 8th, 2023 at 5:00AM
Updated: Monday, May 8th, 2023 at 5:15AM

Forecast looks bright for New Mexico solar industry

The sun is rising again at Albuquerque-based Affordable Solar — New Mexico's largest solar construction and installation company — following a stormy year of market ups and downs in 2022.

Published: Monday, May 1st, 2023 at 7:20AM
Updated: Monday, May 1st, 2023 at 8:15AM

Tribes seek invitation to Rio Grande water commission

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A commission that oversees how the Rio Grande is managed and shared among three Western states has adopted a recommendation that could set the stage for...

Published: Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 at 2:43PM
Updated: Saturday, April 22nd, 2023 at 2:43PM

Damaged by wildfire, Rio Gallinas in New Mexico ranks among nation’s most endangered rivers

The Rio Gallinas feeds a network of historic acequias in northern New Mexico and provides drinking water for 13,000 people in Las Vegas. But after last year's wildfires, a conservation group calls it one of the most endangered rivers in the United States

Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 5:59PM
Updated: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 at 6:09PM

Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky

Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the...

Monday, April 17th, 2023 at 9:02PM

Anthropology professor finds similar human impacts on environment in pandemic and European colonization

For associate professor Emily Lena Jones, the story of humans and animals in the Americas is written all in the bones

Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 at 10:02PM
Updated: Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at 12:02AM

NM and neighboring states seek $1.25B in federal funding for hydrogen power plant

Four states forged a coalition to compete for a slice of $7 billion in federal money the U.S. Department of Energy will dole out to finance between six and 10 development hubs across the nation.

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023 at 10:07PM

Whirling disease detected at New Mexico fish hatchery

State Game and Fish said the disease was found in low levels at Rock Lake State Fish Hatchery but that they want to be cautious and will euthanize trout in the affected part of the hatchery.

Saturday, April 8th, 2023 at 1:44PM

Taos Ski Valley able to end season with a 'bang': plans to update Village water distribution this summer

Taos Ski Valley CEO David Norden is going skiing this weekend. It's sunny, and March s ...

Friday, April 7th, 2023 at 6:25PM

Crowd turns out for town hall on plutonium pits, nuclear waste storage

Residents of Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Los Alamos and beyond asked questions and made comments about nuclear production and disposal in New Mexico.

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023 at 9:11PM

When will school start in Fall 2023 for Rio Rancho Public Schools?

Sandoval County jury awards $22.7 million to man after botched prostate operation

FBI biker gang expert warns of more violence in wake of Red River shooting

Former Archbishop of Santa Fe dead at 83

New Mexican Spanish, a unique American dialect, survives mostly in prayers

Española woman bites into cocaine baggie after ordering Sonic hot dog

Santa Fe man killed in suspected DWI crash on I-25 late Friday

It's a big year for whitewater on the Rio Grande

Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

Normandy marks D-Day's 79th anniversary, honors World War II veterans

As India grieves train crash that killed 275, relatives try to identify bodies of loved ones

Ukraine trying to end battlefield stalemate in what may be start of counteroffensive

'It was tough': World War II veterans return to Utah Beach to mark D-Day's 79th anniversary

Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills

US releases video showing close-call in Taiwan Strait with Chinese destroyer

Ukraine keeps up pressure following Russian declaration of victory in Bakhmut

Here's how to prepare to start paying back your student loans when the pandemic payment freeze ends

'Do I have regrets? ... Hell yeah,' says Davenport mayor after partial collapse of Iowa building

Blinken warns Ukraine cease-fire now would result in 'Potemkin peace,' legitimizing Russian invasion

Trump and DeSantis jab at each other on campaign trail in 1st dueling appearances as 2024 candidates

How Biden and McCarthy struck a debt limit deal and staved off a catastrophe

Some 'Diablo IV' players report invalid license error message after early access launch

Border Patrol wouldn't review the medical file of a girl with a heart condition before she died

America's religious leaders sharply divided over abortion, a year after Roe v Wade's reversal

US retaliates for Russia's suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors

Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden

MDC deaths mix of suicide, medical episodes and issues during detox

Expert finds inadequate care at Metropolitan Detention Center

Witnesses said jail staff accused her of faking seizures. She died hours later.

NMSU men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar fired amid hazing scandal

'Punch in the gut for our university': Las Cruces, NMSU react to basketball program's downfall

Watch: Videos give play-by-play of University of New Mexico shooting, investigation