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Missing nuclear scientist found dead after a year, skeletonized body with gunshot wound discovered in New Mexico forest

The disappearance of a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee that baffled investigators for nearly a year has taken a grim turn after her remains were discovered in a remote New Mexico forest. Melissa Casias, 54, vanished in June 2025 and was the subject of an extensive search effort. Authorities recently…

The Times of India

Los Alamos federal lab worker went missing after taking lunch to her daughter. Now a hiker may have provided some closure

Casias is one of the missing scientists and staff linked to government labs.

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Los Alamos Document Reveals US 'Secretly' Conducting UFO Experiments For Decades, Journalist Claims

Newly surfaced documents from Los Alamos National Laboratory suggest the US has secretly studied UFOs for decades, sparking renewed debate over government transparency and extraterrestrial life.

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Michigan utility OKs 12-month ban on supplying water for data centers

A Michigan utility has approved a ban on supplying water to data centers

The Independent UK

US Brain Drain: FBI Expert, Lawmakers Warn Of 'Suspicious' Deaths Among Top National Security Scientists

A string of unexplained deaths and disappearances among elite US scientists tied to NASA, Los Alamos and other national security projects has prompted warnings.

International Business Times UK

Secret UFO Stash: Nuclear Chief Left Son '100% Proof' of Classified Studies

A reported cache of secret UFO research discovered at Los Alamos National Laboratory is at the centre of a new documentary, raising fresh questions about decades of covert government study.

International Business Times UK

Trump's Nuclear Mystery: Why 10 Scientists from Los Alamos and NASA JPL Vanished, with Answers Expected by April 26

The mysterious deaths and disappearances of 10 American scientists linked to nuclear and aerospace research in the last three years, as President Trump promises answers within 10 days.

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Why Are NASA and Los Alamos Scientists Dying? Will Cain Breaks Down the Shocking Wave of Deaths and Vanishings

Explore the mysterious deaths and disappearances of scientists connected to NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory, raising security concerns

International Business Times UK

Could a toxic metal plume threaten New Mexico residents?

The large underground body of contaminated water, a result of decades of flushed-out coolant from a power plant at Los Alamos, is raising concerns that it could eventually reach nearby wells

The Independent UK

Nvidia unveils Vera Rubin supercomputers for Los Alamos National Laboratory — announcement comes on heels of AMD's recent supercomputer wins

Nvidia and HPE will build the Mission and Vision supercomputers for Los Alamos based on the Vera Rubin platform to advance national-security and open-science research using AI simulation and scientific computing.

Tom’s Hardware

U.S. energy department invites AI data center development at Los Alamos and other federal lands

The U.S. Department of Energy said it has identified 16 federal sites, including storied nuclear research laboratories such as Los Alamos, where it could invite tech companies to build data centers in a push to accelerate commercial development of artificial intelligence technology

The Independent UK

Ron Ely, TV's 'Tarzan' in the 1960s, dies at 86

The tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series “Tarzan,” Ron Ely's daughter says he died Sept. 29 in Los Alamos, California at age 86

The Independent UK

US nuclear weapon production sites violated environmental rules, federal judge decides

A U.S. Judge has ruled that the National Nuclear Security Administration failed to properly evaluate its expansion of plutonium pit production at two sites in New Mexico and South Carolina in violation of environmental regulations

The Independent UK

Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico

A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national laboratories has died after an automobile crash in New Mexico

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The Guardian - US

Plutonium levels near US atomic site in Los Alamos similar to Chornobyl, study finds

Much of the land near the atomic bomb’s birthplace was converted to recreational areas, but toxic waste remains

The Independent UK

Watchdogs want US to address extreme plutonium contamination in Los Alamos' Acid Canyon

Watchdogs are raising new concerns about legacy contamination in Los Alamos, the birthplace of the atomic bomb and home to a renewed effort to manufacture key components for nuclear weapons

The Conversation

Catherine McKinnon’s panoramic new novel presents a gritty view of war’s complexities

Catherine McKinnon graduated from Flinders University Drama Centre, South Australia, and was a founding member of the Red Shed Theatre Company, where she worked as writer and director.

The Independent UK

Inside the delicate art of maintaining America's aging nuclear weapons

The U.S. will spend more than $750 billion over the next decade to overhaul nearly every part of its nuclear defenses and replace systems that in some cases are more than 50 years old

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Cinemablend

Christopher Nolan Apparently Made A Huge Sacrifice So Oppenheimer Could Film The Los Alamos Scenes He Wanted

Christopher Nolan make a big concession in order for the Los Alamos scene in Oppenheimer to be perfect.

The Guardian - AU

Before Oppenheimer, there was Manhattan: this underrated drama is a must-see

Despite a starry cast and strong writing, this series about the scientists living and working in Los Alamos was criminally underwatched

The Hindu

J. Robert Oppenheimer: the man, his science, and the man beyond the science

We take a look at Robert Oppenheimer, the scientist and the man, beyond his most famous scientific development- the atomic bomb.

Salon

Oppenheimer & nuclear-industrial complex

What Oppie began became a full-scale nuclear-industrial complex on planet where destruction lurks around the corner

The Independent UK

US Forest Service burn started wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico, agency says

The U.S. Forest Service says its own prescribed burn started a 2022 wildfire that nearly reached Los Alamos, New Mexico

The Conversation

How the Soviets stole nuclear secrets and targeted Oppenheimer, the 'father of the atomic bomb'

“Oppenheimer,” the epic new movie directed by Christopher Nolan, takes audiences into the mind and moral decisions of J. Robert Oppenheimer, leader of the team of brilliant scientists in Los Alamos, New Mexico, who built the world’s first atomic bomb. It’s not a documentary, but it gets the big historical…

The Independent UK

In a nod to Oppenheimer's legacy, US officials vow to prioritize cleanup at nuclear lab

Independent federal investigators say the price tag for cleaning up waste at Los Alamos National Laboratory is rising and federal officials need to do more to track costs and progress of the $7 billion effort

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