Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. Human smuggling is the facilitation of unlawful cross-border movement. It is primarily...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. This paper discusses the long-standing illegal markets for cigarettes and the more...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 33, August 2026. SignificanceWhy DNA uses thymine instead of uracil remains photochemically unresolved, since thymine...
Hottest periods this year in most sea regions would have been ‘virtually impossible’ in a preindustrial climateCarbon pollution has fuelled a ‘massive expansion’ of marine...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 32, August 2026. SignificanceForest regeneration is widely promoted as a strategy to restore ecosystem services...
Effects of global heating in NT worsened by ‘dangerous and fire-promoting buffel grass’, expert saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFire...
IntroductionOcean alkalinity enhancement is an emerging carbon dioxide removal approach that increases seawater alkalinity to enhance carbon uptake. This study aimed to identify potential deployment...
ObjectiveClimate change has emerged as a potential cardiovascular health risk factor. This study describes temporal and geographic patterns in temperature anomalies alongside global trends in...
Flaring earlier this month released carcinogenic compounds. Now elected officials are seeking answers from environmental regulators.By Martha PskowskiEL PASO, Texas—Gilbert Morales struggled to compose himself...
The cyclone toppled trees, destroyed homes and left thousands in the dark.By Kiley PriceDespite never making landfall, Hurricane Lala left a path of destruction across...
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02676-zLeading European cities race to reach net-zero emissions, but residual emissions are tied to easier-to-abate sectors and...
Claver Gatete is Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Jason Veysey is Energy Modeling Program Director and Senior Scientist at the Stockholm...
Researchers and practitioners participating in the seventh assessment cycle of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) can now rely on updated scenario decomposition tools...
California has a good problem. As it scrambles to deploy more solar panels and wind turbines, it is reducing its greenhouse gas emissions and improving...
A vast system of Atlantic currents appears to be weakening, and scientists say its collapse could lead to dramatic cooling in northern Europe. A new...
Renewable energy has grown exponentially over the past two decades thanks to government policy and falling prices, far faster than many experts expected. Today, building...