NIH chooses Los Alamos to model urban epidemics

An emergency room physician sees a patient with a high fever and a trace of a rash and admits her to the hospital. The next morning, three more patients with similar symptoms come in, then more until lab tests confirm the initial hunch: an outbreak of smallpox has begun. Full story...

Science Circus a hit for kids of all ages

Jacob Nielsen got an up close and personal look and the inner workings of a hot air balloon - minus the balloon - at the Bradbury Science Museum's Science Circus last week. Full story...

Lab celebrates Cinco de Mayo with talk Wednesday

Novelist, retired librarian, sculptor and santero Orlando Romero will help the Laboratory celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Wednesday. Full story...

Interdivisional Relay Thursday at Sullivan Field

Laboratory workers can dust off their old running shoes and head over to Sullivan Field for the annual Interdivisional Relay on Thursday. Full story...

Ultra-cold neutrons source at Los Alamos confirmed as world's most intense

Some slow, cold visitors stopped by the Laboratory last week, and their arrival could prove a godsend to physicists seeking a better theory of everything. Full story...

Los Alamos' director extols its changes

The man who directs one of the nation's top nuclear weapons labs is on the offensive and "unapologetically upbeat" about a place that he says has transformed the way it does business. Full story...

Mentoring awards nominations sought

The Women's Diversity Working Group is seeking nominations for its annual career development mentoring awards. Full story...