WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Biology] (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Failure to Protect Imperiled Southwest Turtle * The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration today for denying Endangered Species Act protections to the Rio Grande cooter. These shy freshwater turtles have a fragmented range across the Pecos, Rio Grande and Rio Bravo river basins in New Mexico, Texas and northeastern Mexico.  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * More efficient computing through stochastic thermodynamics * The human brain is astonishingly efficient. It runs on about 20 watts, roughly the power required to keep a dim bulb lit. Over the last three decades, computer scientists in a field called neuromorphic computing have sought ways to replicate that energy efficiency in computing devices modeled on how networks of synapse more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 8 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM is increasing community access to music education * UNM's Music Prep School and String Lab School are community outreach initiatives created by the Department of Music to provide local community members access to affordable educational music classes taught by globally recognized educators. These programs have been serving the Albuquerque community for over 30 years, with the purpose of incr more PR