Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In the Russian republic of Kalmykia, the encroaching desert has transformed the landscape. “Nature,” one farmer said, “is forcing us to leave.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/travel/kalmykia-russia.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment During the pandemic, some houses have continued finding ways to make their spaces and performances more environmentally sustainable. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/arts/music/opera-sustainability.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new report offers a detailed picture of flaring around the world, with steep declines in some areas and surprising increases in others. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/10/climate/gas-flaring.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A plan aimed at the nation’s largest cluster of warehouses is designed to spur electrification of pollution-spewing diesel trucks and could set a template for restrictions elsewhere. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/climate/e-commerce-warehouse-smog-regulation.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Artifacts from the White War — a battle between Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops that took place in the forbidding heights of the Alps — are on their way to a museum. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/world/europe/italy-glacier-wwi-artifacts.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment President Biden’s top diplomat said the United States would uphold international rules and “push back forcefully” against those who don’t, a sharp contrast to the Trump years. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/americas/blinken-china-russia-in-united-nations.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Plus: A plummeting rocket, a superstar ant, staff recommendations and more in the Friday edition of the Science Times newsletter. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/science/science-times-newsletter-archaeology.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment When Vanessa Nakate, 24, was cropped out of a wire photo featuring her and four white activists, it drew attention that she now uses to expand her work in Uganda and beyond. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/world/africa/vanessa-nakate-climate-change-uganda.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment National Park Service officials want to reduce the size of a herd that they say has damaged vegetation, archaeological sites and the water supply. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/us/grand-canyon-national-park-bison-hunting.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Critics say the administration hasn’t defined a clear climate resilience strategy and has been slow to fill key jobs to coordinate that work. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/climate/climate-biden-louisiana.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A race is on to produce lithium in the United States, but competing projects are taking very different approaches to extracting the vital raw material. Some might not be very green. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/lithium-mining-race.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Fifteen to 20 of the endangered giant birds wrecked the deck, knocked over lawn ornaments and tore up “every piece of plastic” they could find, the homeowner’s daughter said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/us/california-condors-house.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some people said they started bathing less during the pandemic. As long as no one complains, they say they plan to keep the new habit. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/health/shower-bathing-pandemic.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study said that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could reduce sea level rise from melting ice sheets from about 10 inches to about five by 2100. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/climate/climate-change-sea-level-rise.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment We asked 10 people from around the world what they thought of America’s approach to the environment. It didn’t go well. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000007674226/climate-change-recycling-america.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The gap between rich and poor countries on vaccinations highlights the failure of richer nations to see it in their self-interest to urgently help poorer ones fight a shared crisis. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/climate/vaccine-shortage-india-climate-change.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Buying an electric car can be exciting and bewildering. Consider what kind of car you want and need and where you will charge. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/article/electric-vehicle-ev-buying-guide.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tuesday: A conversation with state officials about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to ban fracking and phase out oil extraction in California. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/04/us/california-ban-fracking.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The announcement raises questions about the fate of their fortune. The couple helped create the Giving Pledge, but much of his Microsoft money has not yet been donated. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/business/bill-melinda-gates-divorce.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Through his work with environmental groups, he tried to prevent the introduction of oil and gas drilling in sensitive lands. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/us/adam-kolton-dead.html