Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Photos taken by a French astronaut sparked a discussion about their beauty — and also raised questions about energy use. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/world/europe/belgium-lights-energy-space-astronaut.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment At a meeting of the Arctic Council, the secretary of state was noncommittal when asked about the administration’s view on the landmark climate agreement. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/climate/rex-tillerson-arctic-council-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A series of experimental “mesocosms” in Australia show that a warming world will have unexpected effects on marine ecosystems. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/11/science/climate-change-simulation-miniature-world.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Senators voted 51 to 49 to block a measure that would have undone a regulation to control the release of methane from oil and gas wells on public land. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/us/politics/regulations-methane-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The announcement encouraged advocates of the landmark accord, who hope that President Trump’s fellow heads of state can pressure him to remain in the pact. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/us/politics/trump-climate-pact.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment With the Trump administration still undecided about the Paris climate accord, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson is to head to a meeting of the Arctic Council in Alaska. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/climate/arctic-nations-to-meet-amid-unsettled-us-stance-on-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Paris accord provides its members with more flexibility than the earlier Kyoto Protocol, an argument for those who want the United States to remain in the deal. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/09/climate/paris-climate-agreement-kyoto-protocol.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Researchers focused on warmer weather that keeps the tundra from freezing until later, allowing processes that release carbon dioxide to continue longer. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/climate/alaska-carbon-dioxide-co2-tundra.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Politics intruded on climate science in Australia. The scientists fought back, led by John Church, a leading world expert on sea level rise. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/climate/a-parable-from-down-under-for-us-climate-scientists.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A spokesman for the agency’s administrator said he would consider replacing the academic scientists with representatives from industries the agency is supposed to regulate. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/us/politics/epa-dismisses-members-of-major-scientific-review-board.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Natural selection can’t explain this. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/opinion/sunday/are-these-birds-too-sexy-to-survive.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists near Monterey Bay in California find that giant larvaceans, a kind of zooplankton, can filter all of the water between 300 and 1,000 feet in the bay in less than two weeks. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/science/giant-larvaceans-filter-oceans-carbon.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Before her appointment was shot down in Congress, Gina Lopez had acted aggressively to close mining companies accused of violating environmental laws. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/world/asia/gina-lopez-philippines-environment-secretary.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Packs of the animals, once endangered, have flourished, but biologists worry about the effects of renewed hunting outside the national park. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/science/wolves-hunting-yellowstone-national-park.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An appeals court said it would delay a decision on the legality of the rule, which aims to tackle global warming by cutting emissions from coal-fired plants. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/climate/clean-power-plan-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Officials are seeking the reason for an “unusual mortality event” that has left 41 humpback whales dead since early 2016 from North Carolina to Maine. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/climate/whales-atlantic-mass-dieoff-noaa.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The plan would cut nickel production by half in the country, the world’s top nickel exporter. Mining companies are joined by indigenous tribes in opposing the plan. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/world/asia/philippines-mining-environment.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Wax worms are able to break down the bonds in a popular synthetic polymer, which may someday help to reduce pollution. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/27/science/plastic-eating-caterpillar.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 1906 law, enacted under Theodore Roosevelt, has been used by presidents to protect vast tracts of public land from development and exploitation. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/climate/antiquities-act-federal-lands-donald-trump.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Port Arthur, the famous prison that housed the British Empire’s toughest convicts in the 19th century, is facing an onslaught from the sea. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/climate/tasmania-global-warming-shoreline-erosion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss