@DRIScience

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What secrets lie beneath Lake Mead? This #SpookySeason, explore long-hidden remains, a lost WWII-era aircraft, and vanished settlements at #CuriosityLab on Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. 🎟️ bit.ly/clvanishingpointvegas 🔎 Free @AtomicMuseum admission, 5–6:30 p.m. for attendees
Promotional graphic for "Vanishing Point: Stories of Depths, Disappearance, and Ghosts Beneath the Surface," part of the Curiosity Lab by DRI event series. Scheduled for October 28 at 6:30 PM in Las Vegas. Features the horizon on the water at sunset with text and logo overlays.

ALT Promotional graphic for "Vanishing Point: Stories of Depths, Disappearance, and Ghosts Beneath the Surface," part of the Curiosity Lab by DRI event series. Scheduled for October 28 at 6:30 PM in Las Vegas. Features the horizon on the water at sunset with text and logo overlays.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for #CuriosityLab in Reno! We’re grateful to Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles, and Jim English for sharing their perspectives on wildfire smoke, art, and changing industries. Up next: Vanishing Point in Las Vegas, Oct. 28! bit.ly/clvanishingpointvegas
Dr. Vera Samburova speaks into a microphone in front of an audience at a venue with a DRI podium. The setting includes U.S. flags and a windowed backdrop. Several audience members sit and listen.

ALT Dr. Vera Samburova speaks into a microphone in front of an audience at a venue with a DRI podium. The setting includes U.S. flags and a windowed backdrop. Several audience members sit and listen.

Artist Kim Abeles is smiling and speaking at a podium with a DRI logo. The background displays American flags and dark windows.

ALT Artist Kim Abeles is smiling and speaking at a podium with a DRI logo. The background displays American flags and dark windows.

Jim English is sitting and playing an acoustic guitar in front of an audience.

ALT Jim English is sitting and playing an acoustic guitar in front of an audience.

Jessi LeMay stands at the front of a room addressing an audience seated in rows of chairs. A large projection displays a fiery landscape image. The room has large windows with a view of the mountains at sunset.

ALT Jessi LeMay stands at the front of a room addressing an audience seated in rows of chairs. A large projection displays a fiery landscape image. The room has large windows with a view of the mountains at sunset.

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DRI archaeologist Megan Stueve presented to Nevada’s Advisory Board on Outdoor Recreation on her Virtual Outdoor Experiences, free digital tours that let people explore remote cultural and natural sites across #Nevada. Learn more: dri.edu/voe/ #DiscoverDRI #VOE
Researcher Megan Stueve standing in the desert iwth a camera to her right.

ALT Researcher Megan Stueve standing in the desert iwth a camera to her right.

Researcher Megan Stueve presenting bhind a podium with a screen to the right of her.

ALT Researcher Megan Stueve presenting bhind a podium with a screen to the right of her.

Researcher Megan Stueve photographing a large rock in the desert.

ALT Researcher Megan Stueve photographing a large rock in the desert.

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.@NevadaRobotics completed a 3 day drone training workshop with Douglas County School District teachers thanks in part to support from @SciNVtech. The teachers received drones and other supplies for their classrooms and clubs. nevadarobotics.org
A group in a classroom setting enjoys a hands-on activity. One person stands near a table, watching two others seated and engaged in assembling or examining an object from a box.

ALT A group in a classroom setting enjoys a hands-on activity. One person stands near a table, watching two others seated and engaged in assembling or examining an object from a box.

A group of adults stands together outdoors on a paved area with trees and buildings in the background. They are smiling and dressed casually.

ALT A group of adults stands together outdoors on a paved area with trees and buildings in the background. They are smiling and dressed casually.

A person is guiding a small drone through an obstacle course made of hoops and a netted target. The setting is indoors with flags and chairs in the background. Several people are seated, observing the activity.

ALT A person is guiding a small drone through an obstacle course made of hoops and a netted target. The setting is indoors with flags and chairs in the background. Several people are seated, observing the activity.

Two people seated on chairs, working together on a laptop. In the background, there's a small indoor drone obstacle course with rings and mats on a gym floor.

ALT Two people seated on chairs, working together on a laptop. In the background, there's a small indoor drone obstacle course with rings and mats on a gym floor.

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New research co-led by Austen Lorenz and DRI’s Bea Gordon, alongside colleagues including fire managers, examined #wildfire perimeter data and found that #cropland serves as a landscape-scale buffer to wildfire. Read full release: bit.ly/croplandlossandwildfi… #ScienceThatMattersNow
Smokey yellow and orange clouds filling the sky over a residential landscape.

ALT Smokey yellow and orange clouds filling the sky over a residential landscape.

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DRI is joining the rest of #NSHE for the Great Nevada ShakeOut today, October 15, at 10:15 AM, and we want you to join us. Practice these lifesaving steps: Drop, Cover, and Hold On Learn More: bit.ly/shakeoutnevada #GreatNevadaShakeOut #2026GreatShakeOut #DiscoverDRI
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DRI is participating in the Great Nevada ShakeOut, tomorrow, October 15th! It is a drill that encourages you to learn what to do in the event of a large earthquake and how to get prepared. #DiscoverDRI #SouthernNevada #EarthquakeDrill #ScienceThatMattersNow
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Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction. 🎟️ bit.ly/clreadingtheburnreno
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Join us on Oct. 14 for DRI's #CuriosityLab event, Reading the Burn: Stories of Distance, Discovery & Aftermath where storytellers, Dr. Vera Samburova, Kim Abeles & Jim English delve into the unexpected forms of resilience that emerge from destruction. 🎟️ bit.ly/clreadingtheburnreno
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#DRI scientists Ariel Choinard and Cayenne Engel presented at Clark County’s Extreme Heat Coordination meeting. The event brought together city, county, state, DRI, UNLV, and medical providers, among others, to talk about #ExtremeHeat response efforts in Southern Nevada.
Ariel Choinard speaking at a conference up at the podium.

ALT Ariel Choinard speaking at a conference up at the podium.

Cayenne Engel speaking at a conference up at the podium.

ALT Cayenne Engel speaking at a conference up at the podium.

Meeting of people a Clark County's Extreme heat Coordination meeting looking at a presentation.

ALT Meeting of people a Clark County's Extreme heat Coordination meeting looking at a presentation.

Meeting of people a Clark County's Extreme heat Coordination meeting looking at a presentation.

ALT Meeting of people a Clark County's Extreme heat Coordination meeting looking at a presentation.

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