Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As cruising picks up, one small Wisconsin port weighs the pros and cons of more ships and their impact on the town and the environment. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/travel/lake-superior-cruise-ships.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Monitoring the last wild Chittenango ovate amber snails, scientists tiptoe through a waterfall spray zone the size of a living room. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/13/science/chittenango-snails-conservation.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees big banks, hired a chemical engineer to review the risks climate change poses to banks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/business/banking-regulator-climate-risk-officer.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists have sequenced complete fern genomes for the first time, to learn why the plants have twice as much DNA as humans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/12/science/fern-genetics-polyploidy.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The flooding has crippled Pakistan’s agricultural sector, battering the country as it reels from an economic crisis and double-digit inflation that has sent the price of basics soaring. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/11/world/asia/pakistan-floods-food-crisis.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/briefing/kings-speech-ukrainian-gains-telegrams.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Can controlled fires protect forests? California is about to find out. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/climate/the-burn-test.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Sales of electric cars are surging as more people become interested in the technology and grow concerned about climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/business/economy/electric-vehicle-purchase.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Dolmen of Guadalperal, a Bronze Age stone monument newly exposed by plummeting water levels in Europe, is now imperiled by tourists. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/science/stonehenge-spain-guadalperal-archaeology.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Hunter Meldman, the first sustainability director for the real estate firm Discovery Land Company, talks about the new focus on environmental preservation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/09/realestate/sustainable-golf-homes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As global warming passes certain limits, dire changes will probably become irreversible, the researchers said, including the loss of polar ice sheets and the death of coral reefs. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/climate/global-warming-climate-tipping-point.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Prescribed burns are key to reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Scientists are using high-tech tools to ensure they can be done safely in a warming world. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/climate/california-wildfire-prescribed-burn.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new rule aiming to reduce emissions could set off a major shift in the automobile industry. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/podcasts/the-daily/california-electric-vehicles.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A drought that has crippled economic activity in southwestern China hints at the kind of disruption that climate change could wreak on global supply chains. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/business/economy/climate-change-supply-chain.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The findings represent the first time a highly pathogenic form of the virus, which has devastated bird populations this year, has been detected in cetaceans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/health/bird-flu-dolphins-cetaceans.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A whaling ship known as the Dolphin left the shores of Warren, R.I., in 1858, never to return. Researchers say they found its wooden planks and timber pieces in Argentina. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/science/shipwreck-patagonia-rhode-island-whaler.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Climate change has made extreme weather increasingly normal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/briefing/climate-change-heat-waves-us-europe.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Investments in battery factories, solar panel manufacturing and mining will help the Biden administration meet targets for reducing greenhouse gases. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/business/energy-environment/clean-energy-climate-bill.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As vintners around the world battle extreme heat and climate change, the pioneers producing wine in Israel’s arid south are testing ideas that might soon find global application. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/world/middleeast/israel-negev-desert-wine.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Fairview fire in Riverside County is the latest menacing blaze, killing two people and forcing evacuations in the city of Hemet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/06/us/california-wildfire-heat.html