Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Higher yields with less pesticides was the sales pitch for genetically modified seeds. But that has not proved to be the outcome in the United States. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/gmo-promise-falls-short.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Opponents of the proposed constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot say that it was written to fool voters and could make panels more costly. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/28/science/florida-solar-power-referendum.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The bear, named Pizza, is showing signs of distress, advocates say, adding that using wild animals to attract customers is a disturbing trend in China. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/26/world/asia/china-polar-bear-shopping-mall.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Dr. Hamilton, who was killed in Antarctica over the weekend, studied glaciers with our future in mind, and with a smile. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/gordon-hamilton.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment On the Penobscot in Maine and other rivers in the U.S., several endangered species are rebounding with the reopening of spawning areas. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/penobscot-river-maine-dam-removal-fish.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The 50-year-old University of Maine researcher, who was studying changes in sea levels, died when his snowmobile went into a crevasse. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/gordon-hamilton-climate-scientist-dies-accident-antarctica.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An alternative to hydrofluorocarbons for use in cars’ air-conditioners has far less impact on global warming but raises concerns about safety as well as cost. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/business/energy-environment/auto-coolant-global-warming-at-what-cost.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Bets for avoiding the worst droughts, wildfires and floods include Portland, Me., San Francisco, Detroit and — surprise — New York City. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/science/9-cities-to-live-in-if-youre-worried-about-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Scientists are trying to learn what melting sea ice means for the pinkish, feathery-limbed crustacean that sustains penguins, sea birds and whales. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/19/science/antarctic-marine-life-conference.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Most Americans say they are interested in the issue, but it came up only once in the first two debates and is not among topics listed for the third. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/science/hillary-cinton-donald-trump-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Brian Helmuth, the marine scientist who devised them about 18 years ago, says they are an example of “biomimicry,” a relatively new field. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/science/robotic-mussels-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A binding accord on a heat-trapping chemical used in air-conditioners and refrigerators could have a greater impact on global warming than the Paris pact of 2015. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/world/africa/kigali-deal-hfc-air-conditioners.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The U.S. has struggled to limit wild horse populations since Congress passed a law in 1971 protecting the animals on public land in 10 Western states. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/15/us/wild-horses-us-west.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Technology displayed in Paris would make it possible for a production-ready vehicle to vary the compression ratio in the engine’s combustion chambers while the car is being driven. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/14/automobiles/infinitis-vc-turbo-suv-a-leap-ahead-in-efficiency.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Foreign intelligence copied “an unknown quantity of documents,” a government report said, but it did not specify which country may have been responsible. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/world/australia/hacking-weather-bureau.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons could have a major effect on climate change but would make air-conditioning more expensive just as many Indians are becoming able to afford it. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/13/world/asia/india-air-conditioning.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A study found that human-caused warming was responsible for 55 percent of the rise in the dryness of the landscape in the western United States. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/climate-change-forest-fires.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A decision on the siting of a seaport could improve the prospects of the restoration of the lizards, which were once believed to be extinct. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/jamaican-iguanas-goat-islands.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment “If you begin a conversation with, ‘You’re an idiot,’ that’s the end of the conversation, too,” says the Texas Tech scientist, an evangelical Christian spreading a gospel on warming. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/katharine-hayhoe-climate-change-science.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A team of researchers scours the wilds of northern Alaska for Bombus polaris, the ‘panda of the insect world.’ Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/11/science/alaska-bumblebee.html?partner=rss&emc=rss