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Could the end be near for one of the West’s biggest dams?

#The New York Times #Colorado River #global warming #environment #water control #water #watershed #rivers and dams #climate change #drought

It has nothing to do with climate change: The Arctic Circle city will be moved about two miles east so it doesn’t collapse into the mine underneath.

#The New York Times #arctic circle #mines and mining #Sweden #city #environment

Nine and a half million people consume what has been called the champagne of drinking water. We took a look at its journey from source to tap.

#The New York Times #New York City #NYC #New York #water #environment #watershed

Air quality readings from 3,000 cities in 103 countries found that more than 80 percent of people in those cities were exposed to dangerous particle levels.

#The New York Times #Europe #United States #air pollution #coal #air quality #health

An upside to the onslaught of Eastern tent caterpillars, whose webby bivouacs festoon black cherry trees, is the chance to watch the birds that eat them.

#The New York Times #environment #birds #caterpillars #trees

Beyond Meat assembled a team of young chemists, biologists and engineers to create a “fresh” burger that would sell in a refrigerated case with meat products.

#The New York Times #meat #hamburgers #Beyond Meat #health #vegetables #vegetarians

Nutrition labels have been revamped by the Food and Drug Administration to more closely match the reality of the modern American diet.

#The New York Times #FDA #health #food #food labels #diet and nutrition

Neighborhoods designed for walking may decrease the rates of overweight and diabetic people by more than 10 percent, a new study concludes.

#The New York Times #urban planning #health #obesity #diabetes #excercise

Thousands of women claim talcum powder caused their ovarian cancer, but research into a potential link has produced mixed results.

#The New York Times #baby powder #cancer #health

Warming oceans, while detrimental to some fish, may be creating beneficial growing conditions for some cephalopods.

#The New York Times #squid #environment #oceans #marine life

Bloomberg Businessweek's Ashlee Vance tours Tesla's factory floor.

#Bloomberg #Tesla #electric cars #Electric Vehicles #cars

Once considered a rarity, infectious tumors appear to be more common in the animal world than once believed.

#The New York Times #cancer #health #viruses

An entomologist investigated whether bees prefer flower nectar or sugary soda.

#The New York Times #science #bees #environment #plants #soda #sugar

So-called floatovoltaics are attracting international interest as a space-saving, high-efficiency alternative to land-based solar power plants.

#reservoirs #The New York Times #solar #Renewable Energy #energy #solar power #plants #water

Because of an F.D.A. labeling change, many consumers will learn that added sugars are in many products generally thought to be healthy.

#diet and nutrition #The New York Times #health #food #sugar #added sugar #FDA

Don’t feel bad if you’d rather skip it. Studies have not proved its importance.

#The New York Times #food #breakfast #health

Forty years ago, the top names in French food and wine judged a blind tasting pitting the finest French wines against unknown California bottles. The results revolutionized the wine industry.

#NPR #wine #food #France #California #Sonoma County

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