WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Abalone may just be the coolest snail you've never heard of. Native to the Pacific Ocean, these marine gastropods sport a beautiful shell and a strong muscular "foot" they use to crawl and grip onto hard surfaces. Their range stretches from the U.S. West Coast from California to Alaska, and different species of abalone are found across the Pacific Ocean. Wherever abalone are found, they're s  more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: The desert tortoise is one of the many animals found on Edwards AFB. Listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, desert tortoises are protected from unwarranted harassment or injury. The 412th Civil Engineer Group's Environmental Management Division wants to remind base residents to be on the lookout for desert tortoises, especially near or crossing roadways. "  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey California Water Science Center issued the following report (No. 1195) on July 9, 2024 entitled "Pesticide Concentrations of Surface Water and Suspended Sediment in Yolo By-Pass and Cache Slough Complex, California, 2019-2021". The report was written by Matthew Uychutin, James L. Orlando, Michelle L. Hladik, Corey J. Sanders, Michael S. Gross, Matthew D. De Parsia, Elisabeth M. LaBarbera, Laura Twardochleb and  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 27 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Born under the sign of Taurus, as a teenager a horoscope reading predicted Marianne Taflinger would work in editing and publishing as a lifelong career. Decades later, the Center for Homeland Defense and Security Senior Writing Coach is retiring after a long and successful career in editing and publishing that saw her work as everything from a best-selling publ  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's groundbreaking achievement of fusion ignition is often described as "historic" -- and for good reason. The scientific breakthrough came after over 60 years of dogged persistence. But what were the pivotal events and daily challenges that filled those years, from before the invention of the laser to ignition on the National   more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that's home to millions of people. * * * In the next 30 years, Pacific Island nations such as Tuvalu, Kiribati, and Fiji will experience at least 8 inches (15 centimeters) of sea level rise, according to an analysis by NASA's sea level change science team. This amount of rise will occur regardless of whether greenhouse gas emis  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, have made a significant breakthrough in understanding the impact of carbon dioxide (CO2) on the stability of amine-functionalized porous solid materials, a crucial component in Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon-capture technologies. This  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility personnel on temporary duty to San Diego have helped push forward a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability on Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Scranton (SSN 756), which undocked from the floating dry dock ARCO (ARDM-5) at Naval Base Point Loma, California, Sept. 4. According to Joe McGrath, deputy project superintendent, Code 392, Subma  more