Published by The New York Times Science & Environment From articles on climate change to a review of a Brooklyn institution, the most popular stories this year were ones that prompted reader discussion. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/10/dining/most-popular-food-news.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment France and a group of Brazilian states plan to announce a partnership to preserve the Amazon rainforest, bypassing Brazil’s federal government after a spat between the presidents of the two countries. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/world/americas/france-to-partner-with-brazil-states-on-amazon-bypassing-bolsonaro.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The new research helps explain how sponges, and coral reef ecosystems, survive with limited nutrients. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/science/sponges-ocean-sugars.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The greatest trick companies ever played was making us think we could recycle their products. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000006841131/packaging-recycling-myths.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Australia’s vast interior, rivers and lakes are disappearing. “We’re starting to glimpse what the future is going to be like,” one scientist said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/08/world/australia/water-drought-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A new report found that oxygen levels in the world’s oceans declined by 2 percent over 50 years, threatening marine life around the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/07/climate/ocean-acidification-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The agreement could help tens of thousands of residents rebuild while helping to resolve the utility’s bankruptcy. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/business/energy-environment/pge-wildfire-victims-deal.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, December 6, 2019 (ENS) – A fresh perspective on the world’s whale population could be “earth-changing,” writes the World Economic Forum’s Katharine Rooney in a new article on how whales can help reverse climate change. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2019/12/06/protecting-whales-can-help-avert-climate-change/
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment In Sydney, fresh air and ocean breezes have long been treated as a daily birthright. Not anymore. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/world/australia/sydney-fires.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A coal town in southwestern Virginia has been trying for years. Hope is running thin. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/business/economy/coal-future-virginia.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The state’s unusual decision exposes the insurance industry’s miscalculation of the cost of climate change. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/climate/california-fire-insurance-climate.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Gasoline engines generally have less “oomph” for grunt work. But diesel power has a drawback: emissions. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/business/jeep-ecodiesel-engine.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Deforestation in the world’s largest rainforest, an important buffer against climate change, has soared under President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/05/world/americas/amazon-fires-bolsonaro-photos.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Finding her sons’ clothes speckled with soot, a history teacher was transformed into an influential New York environmentalist with pollution in her sights. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/obituaries/carolyn-konheim-dead.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment A project to calculate the cost of raising roads shows that some places may not justify the vast expense, casting doubt on the future of those areas. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/florida-keys-climate-change.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Also this week: air pollution in augmented reality, and new climate talks Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/nyt-climate-newsletter-holiday-lights.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment New research finds that the extinction of this flightless bird was completely our fault. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/science/great-auks-extinction.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The acceleration climate change’s effects have brought the world “dangerously close” to abrupt and irreversible changes, scientists warned. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/climate/climate-change-acceleration.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Millennials are gobbling down plant-based burgers, prompting meat producers to question the health benefits of “ultra-processed imitations.” Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/well/eat/fake-meat-vs-real-meat.html?emc=rss&partner=rss
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Global consumption of coal declined unexpectedly this year, but a surge in oil and gas pushed up greenhouse gas emissions over all. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/climate/carbon-dioxide-emissions.html?emc=rss&partner=rss