Twist on classic Brownian motion experiment could help test bounds of quantum theory and aid search for new particles

Neighbors in Clemmons, North Carolina, thought they were getting help in their fight against a polluting project. Now they feel betrayed.By Lisa SorgCLEMMONS, N.C.—The man...

In 2005, Southeast Texas witnessed one of the worst-executed mass evacuations in American history. Have disaster response agencies learned their lesson?By Elena Bruess, Public Health...

Four complex physics problems are now within AI’s reach, researchers say

Print article Share More than 1,000 operations at NHS hospitals were cancelled due to heat during the UK’s record May and June heatwaves, Carbon Brief...

Hallucinogens and other psychoactive substances influenced everything from architecture to political power

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The state’s wildlife agency aims to raise requirements for sloth ownership in the state, but advocates say a permanent import ban is crucial.By Kiley Price,...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02743-5Global warming and urban development combine to shape the temperatures people experience in cities. Here I revisit...

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02733-7The authors consider greening trends and interannual variability, linked to ecosystem stability, in dryland ecosystems across 40...

The company will pay the sum over the next 15 years for contamination caused by its plant on the border of Cumberland and Bladen counties.By...

In less than a decade, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has grown from an idea to an emerging industry that is widely accepted as a critical...

States that voted for Trump are leading the country in solar adoption. In recent years, Republican opposition to solar has mounted, with the Trump administration...

Extreme heat has become more common. A new study finds that rather than occurring only during warm seasons, extreme heat events have become more frequent...

Hot weather means sweeter grapes, but outlook gloomier for beermakers, as drought diminishes barley harvestEnglish sparkling winemakers expect their earliest grape harvest and a ‘vintage...

Solar and batteries matter, but they’re not the only reasons for the steep decline in gas-fired electricity.By Dan GearinoNatural gas is fading from California’s electricity...

Extreme heat is one of the deadliest climate hazards, but no two heatwaves are the same. Heat extremes that happen outside of the peak summer...

Health secretary says extreme demand no longer confined to winter as service in England warns of knock-on effectsThe NHS faced the ‘busiest summer in its...

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The UK government has slashed its hopes for electric planes and ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (SAFs), ahead of giving the green light to a third runway...

Stretching from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico, a massive bloom of sargassum seaweed is swamping beaches and killing coastal wildlife. But scientists have...

An electric road trip across Pennsylvania—a state that’s spending big on its charging network—shows early promise.By Kyle BagenstoseAs I drove 500 miles across Pennsylvania and...

Diesel prices hit an all-time high on Friday. Then another, and another. According to AAA, the average price of diesel now stands at a staggering...

Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper saysRising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels...