Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As light pollution from large metropolitan areas seeps across the country, Westcliffe, Colo., has made being a dark place central to its allure. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/us/colorado-dark-sky-project-stars-perseid.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Governments recently met to limit a chemical with a powerful heat trapping effect, highlighting air-conditioning’s complicated environmental impact. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/science/air-conditioner-global-warming.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Decreased sperm quality and other effects could be related to environmental causes, and further declines could harm the dogs’ ability to reproduce. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/science/dog-sperm-fertility.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Warming temperatures can dry out northern peatlands, increasing the risk of fires that release thousands of years of stored carbon into the atmosphere. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/science/climate-change-carbon-bogs-peat.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Focusing on the conflicts of interest in Tesla Motors’ proposed takeover of SolarCity misses the bigger picture, some investors say. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/business/everyone-despises-solarcity-deal-except-tesla-shareholders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The reusable box that FreshRealm created to reduce packaging waste is a selling point of its delivery service — and a product it sells to competitors. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/business/a-tantalizing-offering-from-a-meal-kit-service-the-box.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The rebound effect describes changes that inadvertently raise carbon emissions. A recent study illustrated one such rebound involving crime reduction. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/science/climate-change-rebound-effect.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The spinning gold-plated copy of Carl Sagan’s “A Glorious Dawn” reached 94,000 feet above earth on a high-altitude balloon. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/arts/music/third-man-records-space.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rapid-response teams of researchers analyze droughts and other extreme weather events to see if global warming played a role. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/looking-quickly-for-the-fingerprints-of-climate-change.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment To try to restore their population, conservationists will release hundreds of the salamanders, which have been raised to maturity, into streams in Ohio. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/hellbenders-salamanders.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Mammoths on Alaska’s St. Paul Island could have faced freshwater problems that could be experienced by island dwellers all over in a warming world. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/science/mammoths-extinction-saint-paul-island-alaska.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Because of slumping world demand and a glut of global supply, oil players are still struggling to cope with the industry’s doldrums. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/business/energy-environment/gloomy-days-in-the-oil-patch-but-some-see-a-glimmer-of-light.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Utility regulators are upending the financial dynamics of residential solar as they try to meet their obligations to customers who don’t have roof panels. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/business/energy-environment/why-home-solar-panels-no-longer-pay-in-some-states.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The airline industry opposes the administration’s plan to curb airplane emissions, saying it could endanger passengers and hurt American companies. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/us/politics/epa-airplane-pollution.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The government said it planned to eliminate the possums, rats and weasels that threaten the survival of native species. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/australia/new-zealand-animal-predators.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The pallid sturgeon is threatened because it can no longer travel far enough on the Missouri River to find a healthy place for its eggs to develop. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/science/pallid-sturgeon-montana-yellowstone-river.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In California, state subsidies for hydrogen filling stations are encouraging clean-energy advocates to try fuel-cell vehicles. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/automobiles/water-out-the-tailpipe-a-new-class-of-electric-car-gains-traction.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment While El Niño may be partially behind rising temperatures, NASA says greenhouse gases are the main culprit. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/science/nasa-global-temperatures-2016.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Solar and wind produce temporary power gluts that drive out other sources that are needed to maintain stable supplies. Worse, they are helping push nuclear power into bankruptcy. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/business/energy-environment/how-renewable-energy-is-blowing-climate-change-efforts-off-course.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A repopulation of cougars in the Eastern U.S., with their steady diet of deer, could reduce the number of lives lost to deer-automobile collisions. Read the full article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/science/too-many-deer-on-the-road-let-cougars-return-study-says.html?partner=rss&emc=rss