{"id":1338,"date":"2018-08-10T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T13:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1338"},"modified":"2021-02-21T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T12:38:55","slug":"ny-times-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arjenholterman.nl\/?page_id=1338","title":{"rendered":"NYT Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"feedzy-5bcab1739d98f9485c80a7bbbc9c9618 feedzy-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/science\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\">NYT &gt; Science<\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/heart-drug-fails-novartis-pelacarsen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/04sci-novartis\/04sci-novartis-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/04sci-novartis\/04sci-novartis-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/heart-drug-fails-novartis-pelacarsen.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Gina Kolata<\/a> on 4 September 2026 at 23:42 <\/small><p>Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/us\/politics\/pentagon-nih-biodefense-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/04\/multimedia\/04dc-dod-nih-ghfj\/04dc-dod-nih-ghfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/04\/multimedia\/04dc-dod-nih-ghfj\/04dc-dod-nih-ghfj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/us\/politics\/pentagon-nih-biodefense-agreement.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pentagon Agreement With N.I.H. on Biodefense Draws Alarm From Democrats<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Catie Edmondson and Carolyn Y. Johnson<\/a> on 4 September 2026 at 22:31 <\/small><p>Under a new partnership, the Defense Department would play a larger role in biodefense and pandemic preparedness. Democrats warned it could allow a Pentagon cash grab.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/hideki-shirakawa-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/03obit-shirakawa-01-vjtw\/03obit-shirakawa-01-vjtw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/03obit-shirakawa-01-vjtw\/03obit-shirakawa-01-vjtw-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/hideki-shirakawa-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Dylan Loeb McClain<\/a> on 4 September 2026 at 21:47 <\/small><p>The Japanese chemist played a key role in the discovery of electricity-conducting plastics, largely by accident.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/the-worlds-first-bugs-had-way-more-legs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The World\u2019s First Bugs Had Way More Legs\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"The World\u2019s First Bugs Had Way More Legs\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/the-worlds-first-bugs-had-way-more-legs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The World\u2019s First Bugs Had Way More Legs<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Kate Golembiewski<\/a> on 4 September 2026 at 15:00 <\/small><p>Meet the earliest known insects. Shaking hands with them will take a while.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/archaeology-shipwrecks-pirates-kingsley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Plumbing the Shipwrecks of an Infamous Pirate Cove\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/03SCI-CONVERSATION-KINGSLEY-06-mvlz\/03SCI-CONVERSATION-KINGSLEY-06-mvlz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Plumbing the Shipwrecks of an Infamous Pirate Cove\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/03SCI-CONVERSATION-KINGSLEY-06-mvlz\/03SCI-CONVERSATION-KINGSLEY-06-mvlz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/science\/archaeology-shipwrecks-pirates-kingsley.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Plumbing the Shipwrecks of an Infamous Pirate Cove<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Franz Lidz<\/a> on 4 September 2026 at 12:43 <\/small><p>For the marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley, the most honest history can be found on the seafloor.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/sports\/f1-brains-drivers-racing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"The Brains of F1 Drivers Are Indeed Strange\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"The Brains of F1 Drivers Are Indeed Strange\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/04\/sports\/f1-brains-drivers-racing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">The Brains of F1 Drivers Are Indeed Strange<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Erik Vance<\/a> on 4 September 2026 at 09:00 <\/small><p>They are moving too fast for the normal mind to keep up, but elite drivers have more densely packed brain cells where it counts and use their minds more efficiently.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/health\/psilocybin-cancer-nerve-damage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/08\/multimedia\/03SCI-PSILOCYBIN-tjfg\/03SCI-PSILOCYBIN-tjfg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/08\/multimedia\/03SCI-PSILOCYBIN-tjfg\/03SCI-PSILOCYBIN-tjfg-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/health\/psilocybin-cancer-nerve-damage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Psilocybin May Prevent Nerve Damage Caused by Chemotherapy, Study Finds<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Andrew Jacobs<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 21:46 <\/small><p>The preliminary research was conducted in mice, but scientists were optimistic the results would apply to humans. Clinical trials begin this month.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/climate\/cleaner-air-smarter-toddlers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/03cli-newsletter-cleanair-wtzh\/03cli-newsletter-cleanair-wtzh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/03cli-newsletter-cleanair-wtzh\/03cli-newsletter-cleanair-wtzh-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/climate\/cleaner-air-smarter-toddlers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Cleaner Air, Smarter Toddlers<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Claire Brown<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 18:11 <\/small><p>New research links climate policies to improved early-childhood development.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/science\/genes-personality-traits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/02\/science\/02SCI-PERSONALITY-GENES\/02SCI-PERSONALITY-GENES-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/02\/science\/02SCI-PERSONALITY-GENES\/02SCI-PERSONALITY-GENES-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/science\/genes-personality-traits.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Scientists Find More Than 1,000 DNA Variants Linked to Personality Traits<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Emily Baumgaertner Nunn<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 16:15 <\/small><p>More than one million genomes helped identify DNA variants linked to extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism and more. Researchers measured how those traits influenced how people lived.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/science\/what-did-jurassic-forests-sound-like-like-this.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/08\/science\/02SCI-JURASSIC-SOUNDS\/02SCI-JURASSIC-SOUNDS-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/08\/science\/02SCI-JURASSIC-SOUNDS\/02SCI-JURASSIC-SOUNDS-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/03\/science\/what-did-jurassic-forests-sound-like-like-this.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">What Did Jurassic Forests Sound Like? Like This.<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Annie Roth<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 16:11 <\/small><p>Scientists spent over a decade reconstructing the calls of nine species of ancient insects to create the first accurate Jurassic soundscape.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/world\/americas\/screwworm-facility-mexico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/XXint-mexico-screwworm-promo\/XXint-mexico-screwworm-jwtq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/27\/multimedia\/XXint-mexico-screwworm-promo\/XXint-mexico-screwworm-jwtq-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/world\/americas\/screwworm-facility-mexico.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Inside the Fight Against a Flesh-Eating Fly in Mexico<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">James Wagner and Luis Antonio Rojas<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 13:49 <\/small><p>For the first time in a year, the U.S.-Mexico border partly reopened to cattle imports following a screwworm infestation across the region. The battle against the flesh-eating fly has only just begun deep in Mexico.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/united-nations-climate-target-overshoot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01CLI-CLIMATE-OVERSHOOT-zfwl-themorning\/01CLI-CLIMATE-OVERSHOOT-zfwl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01CLI-CLIMATE-OVERSHOOT-zfwl-themorning\/01CLI-CLIMATE-OVERSHOOT-zfwl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/united-nations-climate-target-overshoot.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Chico Harlan<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 12:47 <\/small><p>Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/patagonia-bears-ears-lawsuit-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/02cli-patagonia-suit\/02cli-patagonia-suit-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/02cli-patagonia-suit\/02cli-patagonia-suit-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/patagonia-bears-ears-lawsuit-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Patagonia Sues Trump Over Reduction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Maxine Joselow<\/a> on 3 September 2026 at 03:09 <\/small><p>The outdoor apparel maker joined environmental and Native American groups in challenging President Trump\u2019s reduction of Bears Ears National Monument.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/pollution-soot-glaciers-melting-himalayas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/02\/multimedia\/02CLI-NEPAL-DIRTY-GLACIERS-01-jqgt\/02CLI-NEPAL-DIRTY-GLACIERS-01-jqgt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/02\/multimedia\/02CLI-NEPAL-DIRTY-GLACIERS-01-jqgt\/02CLI-NEPAL-DIRTY-GLACIERS-01-jqgt-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/02\/climate\/pollution-soot-glaciers-melting-himalayas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">In Nepal and Tibet, Pollution on Glaciers Could Fuel More Flood Disasters<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Hiroko Tabuchi<\/a> on 2 September 2026 at 17:24 <\/small><p>Darkened by soot from vehicles and factories, the region\u2019s glaciers are absorbing more heat and melting at dangerous rates.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/science\/dark-matter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"default\" style=\"background-image:url(\/images\/butterfly-512.png);\" title=\"Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/images\/butterfly-512.png\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/science\/dark-matter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Scientists Hunting Dark Matter Found Something Strange<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Katrina Miller<\/a> on 2 September 2026 at 14:49 <\/small><p>A lone signal from an experiment in South Dakota doesn\u2019t fit the profile of any other known particles, physicists say.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/us\/science-museum-drexel-philadelphia-closing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Nearly 200-Year-Old Museum Known for Its T. Rex Faces Extinction\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01xp-museum-gwph\/01xp-museum-gwph-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Nearly 200-Year-Old Museum Known for Its T. Rex Faces Extinction\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01xp-museum-gwph\/01xp-museum-gwph-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/us\/science-museum-drexel-philadelphia-closing.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Nearly 200-Year-Old Museum Known for Its T. Rex Faces Extinction<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Neil Vigdor<\/a> on 1 September 2026 at 23:18 <\/small><p>The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/climate\/new-york-climate-superfund-law.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"New York Climate \u2018Superfund\u2019 Law Falls in Court\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01cli-superfund-mzwf\/01cli-superfund-mzwf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"New York Climate \u2018Superfund\u2019 Law Falls in Court\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01cli-superfund-mzwf\/01cli-superfund-mzwf-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/climate\/new-york-climate-superfund-law.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">New York Climate \u2018Superfund\u2019 Law Falls in Court<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Karen Zraick<\/a> on 1 September 2026 at 19:50 <\/small><p>The court said the measure, which required energy companies to pay $75 billion to the state, conflicted with federal law.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/climate\/climate-forward-data-center-backlash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"A Data Center Backlash\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01cli-newsletter-data-centers-01-qkgl\/01cli-newsletter-data-centers-01-qkgl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"A Data Center Backlash\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/01\/multimedia\/01cli-newsletter-data-centers-01-qkgl\/01cli-newsletter-data-centers-01-qkgl-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/climate\/climate-forward-data-center-backlash.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">A Data Center Backlash<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">David Gelles<\/a> on 1 September 2026 at 18:09 <\/small><p>Today we visit Pennsylvania, where there\u2019s a high-stakes clash over A.I. jobs and the environment.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/science\/ada-yonath-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/01Yonath--mvzj-print1\/01Yonath--mvzj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/09\/03\/multimedia\/01Yonath--mvzj-print1\/01Yonath--mvzj-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/09\/01\/science\/ada-yonath-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Ada Yonath, Chemist and First Israeli Woman to Receive a Nobel, Dies at 87<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/www.nytimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"www.nytimes.com\">Jonathan Kandell<\/a> on 1 September 2026 at 15:02 <\/small><p>Her mapping of the ribosome, which led to new designs for antibiotics, faced years of derision, as many scientists saw it as a dead-end effort.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/31\/science\/ai-consciousness-agents-email.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.\" style=\"width:150px; height:150px;\"><span class=\"fetched\" style=\"background-image:  url('https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/31\/multimedia\/31SCI-AI-EMAIL-stillpromo-cpvb\/31SCI-AI-EMAIL-stillpromo-cpvb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg');\" title=\"Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You.\"><\/span><amp-img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/08\/31\/multimedia\/31SCI-AI-EMAIL-stillpromo-cpvb\/31SCI-AI-EMAIL-stillpromo-cpvb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/31\/science\/ai-consciousness-agents-email.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Study A.I. Consciousness? 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