Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For researchers using delicate, one-of-a-kind equipment, the extreme conditions at the bottom of the planet pose special challenges. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/02/science/antarctica-science-equipment.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A federal judge, rapping the Trump administration for its weak environmental assessments, has vacated hundreds of oil and gas leases across a large swath of Montana. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/climate/oil-gas-leases-montana.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Cattle produce more methane than many large countries. A solution could be an ecological and financial breakthrough — and a Swiss biotech company may be on the cusp. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/business/cow-methane-climate-change.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 30, 2020 (ENS) – With the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide reaching 3,090,445 today and deaths amounting to 217,769 and rising, the world is still caught in the grip of this deadly virus that emerged in Wuhan, China late last December. Today, many organizations – […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment There might be a nest in the engine. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/style/rats-car-engines.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment As Congress rushes out trillions of dollars to prop up businesses, the Energy Department is holding on to tens of billions in clean energy loans. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/climate/clean-energy-loans-coronavirus-trump.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment An “unprecedented” fall in fossil fuel use, driven by the Covid-19 crisis, is likely to lead to a nearly 8 percent drop, according to new research. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/climate/global-emissions-decline.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some victims think the $13.5 billion deal is flawed and are worried that a lawyer who negotiated it has a conflict of interest. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/business/PGE-bankruptcy-wildfire-victims.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week, rethinking the way we shop Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-energy-bill.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some 400 special electric meters in New York apartments provide a shifting view of power use while people are stuck inside. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/climate/energy-use-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some conservationists see a chance to do lasting damage to criminal networks in the wake of the pandemic, but poaching may also rise. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/science/coronavirus-disrupts-illegal-wildlife-trafficking-for-now.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A willingness to experiment with new foods and ways of foraging may make some birds less vulnerable to extinction. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/science/birds-diets-survival.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The president’s Covid-19 response has extended the administration’s longstanding practice of undermining scientific expertise for political purposes. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/climate/trump-coronavirus-climate-science.html
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, April 27, 2020 (ENS) – Ten of the world’s largest palm oil producers and buyers are collaborating to support and fund the development of a new, publicly-available, radar-based forest monitoring system known as Radar Alerts for Detecting Deforestation, RADD. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/04/27/palm-oil-industry-funds-radar-to-detect-deforestation/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new study of lizards in countries struck by hurricanes suggests cataclysmic weather can reshape entire species. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/science/lizards-hurricanes-toes.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some 2,200 miles off the coast of Chile, Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is among the world’s most remote — and mysterious — inhabited islands. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/travel/easter-island.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment For the next 60 days, supermarkets in the state can hand out single-use bags without charging. Some are skeptical that suspending the ban will protect anyone’s health. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/california-plastic-bag-ban-coronavirus.html
Published by the Environmental News Service GENEVA, Switzerland, April 24, 2020 (ENS) – The World Health Organization, heads of government, health officials, philanthropists, and the private sector partnered Friday in a collaboration to speed the development and production of vaccines and treatments to eradicate the coronavirus pandemic and to make certain that they are distributed […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Polarstern, a science ship, will have to temporarily break out of polar ice because supply flights are no longer possible. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/climate/arctic-mosaic-expedition-coronavirus.html
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The good news is that the pandemic shows “science works.” The bad news? Global warming may be far more dangerous than a pandemic. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/nyregion/lamont-doherty-earth-observatory-global-warming.html