Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A landfill at the edge of Addis Ababa where at least 113 people died has been the capital’s main dumping ground for decades. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/africa/ethiopia-addis-ababa-garbage-landslide.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists disagree about whether bringing extinct species back from the dead will result in a net loss of global biodiversity. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/science/revive-restore-extinct-species-dna-mammoth-passenger-pigeon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In addition, India’s environment minister dismissed a report that linked air pollution to a million premature deaths each year. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/world/asia/new-delhi-coal-plant-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists expressed alarm at the depth of proposed cuts to climate change, medical and energy programs, saying they threaten the nation’s research infrastructure. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/climate/trump-budget-science-research.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Firestorm met tweetstorm when a BBC crew was caught up in a blast of steam and molten lava from Europe’s biggest volcano. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/world/europe/mount-etna-volcano-eruption.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers develop a model they hope can be used to understand how dolphins and whales react physiologically to threats from predators and people. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/16/science/what-causes-whale-strandings.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment If most of the world’s coral reefs die, some of the richest and most colorful life in the ocean could be lost, along with huge sums from reef tourism. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/science/great-barrier-reef-coral-climate-change-dieoff.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dozens of homes and businesses in Brooklyn have been wired into a microgrid, which allows members to exchange excess-electricity credits. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/business/energy-environment/brooklyn-solar-grid-energy-trading.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Drones seemed like the perfect anti-poaching tools. But deploying them has been far more difficult than conservationists had hoped. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/science/drones-africa-poachers-wildlife.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The fight to protect Lake Baikal, the world’s largest body of unfrozen fresh water, has shifted from industrial pollution to more mundane matters like sewage. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/world/europe/a-russian-lakes-future-hangs-on-tourists-and-toilets.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment By fathering hundreds, a giant tortoise in the Galápagos Islands reversed the threat of extinction. Another, earning the name Lonesome George, was unable to do the same. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/world/americas/galapagos-islands-tortoises.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president has spoken often about climate change, energy, coal and wind turbines. His statements are often provocative but not always consistent. A sampling. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/climate/donald-trump-global-warming-views.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government, which has received billions in American aid to eradicate the drug trade, will license a small number of companies to cultivate medical marijuana. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/americas/colombia-marijuana-farc-drugs-santos.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Reservoirs are overflowing. Dams are straining. So why is California still officially in a drought? We answer some questions Californians, and others, may have. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/us/california-drought-snowpack.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Beaked whales, like those filmed in the Azores in 2013, spend much of their time deep underwater, which makes study difficult. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/science/trues-beaked-whales-video.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At least six people have been killed in wildfires burning across four states, including three ranch hands trying to save cattle in the Texas Panhandle. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/08/us/wildfires-midwest-prairie-texas.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The statement by Scott Pruitt, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, contradicts scientific consensus that carbon dioxide is heating the planet. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/us/politics/epa-scott-pruitt-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scott Pruitt seems intent on building an E.P.A. leadership that is fundamentally at odds with the officials who carry out the agency’s missions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/us/politics/scott-pruitt-environmental-protection-agency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Trump administration has begun changing some government websites. A group of concerned citizens has been working to preserve data it sees as politically vulnerable. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/donald-trump-data-rescue-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Software that allowed the auto manufacturer to skirt environmental rules could lead to 1,200 deaths because of excess air pollution, researchers said. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/science/volkswagen-emissions-scandal-air-pollution-deaths.html?partner=rss&emc=rss