The case for a blatantly discriminatory Australian voting system
Older Australians are overrepresented in every sphere of life, from politics to the economy and media … and they’re living longer. It’s time we stack...
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How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood
For generations, summer in Montana has meant long days outdoors. Children spent afternoons riding bicycles through quiet neighborhoods, swimming in lakes and rivers, hiking forest...
Tiny aerosol particles could supercharge tropical storm clouds
Scientists discovered unusually high water-vapor supersaturation inside deep tropical clouds, creating conditions in which tiny aerosol particles could intensify storm updrafts. The finding suggests earlier...
Democrats' 'climate hushing' prompts activists to turn up the volume
Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messagingThis summer, torrential rains have washed away Texas neighborhoods, dangerous heat...
Zelenskyy warns of low air defence supplies after Russian strike kills nine in Ukraine – Europe live
Twenty-two people were injured in overnight attack in which Kyiv said it was able to shoot down just one of 27 Russian ballistic missilesThere has...
'We stared into an abyss': the heroes battling to tame France's 'megafire'
Exhausted firefighters wage ‘war of attrition’ against blaze that forced 200,000 people from their homes By noon it is time for a break. The temperature...
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to 'core financial stability'
Exclusive: As wildfires rage, Frank Elderson says more work needed to assess risk from collapse of ecosystem servicesA senior policymaker at the European Central Bank...
What triggered one of the most dramatic changes in Earth's history?
New science may explain mysterious gap before oxygen flooded our planet billions of years ago
These moths smell with their wings
Never-before-seen ability may allow the insects to home in on their favorite plants
Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine
Indian conglomerate offsets earnings from Carmichael mine to report $340.6m loss, after promising billions in taxes and royaltiesGet our breaking news email, free app or...
UN chief warns climate crisis 'in overdrive' as El Niño threatens to fuel the fire
The United Nations Secretary-General and foreign ministers from the UK, France and Spain have blamed the deadly wildfires engulfing Europe on climate change, using the...
India's monsoon in danger as El Niño predicted to bring hot and dry global conditions, experts warn
El Niño forecast to strengthen from August to October, resulting in higher temperatures and more extreme weatherIndia’s monsoon is in danger and hotter, drier conditions...
Interactive: The Heezen–Tharp World Ocean Floor Map
Explore Marie Tharp’s groundbreaking 1977 World Ocean Floor map and discover how it transformed our understanding of the Earth.
What does protest look like in 2026? | Fiona Katauskas
You could say we’re in a polycrisisSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Daughter of British couple killed in Spanish wildfire rejects claim they ignored order to leave
Exclusive: Danielle Kirton calls on Ed Miliband to help her get answers about why evacuation order came too lateThe bereaved daughter of a British couple...
Rescinding US SEC's Disclosure Rule Will Blindfold Investors to Climate Risk
If you’re one of the roughly 3 in 5 American adults who directly own shares, save money through a pension or contribute to a 401(k),...
Abandoned Study of Australian Ash Trees Challenges Case for Clearcutting
A landmark study of the towering ash trees that grow in the mountains of Victoria, Australia, which was launched in the 1980s, boosted arguments for...
New process turns plastic waste into hydrogen fuel while trapping the carbon
A new chemical process can transform three of the most common plastics into high-purity hydrogen without sorting them first. The technique operates at much lower...
Local stories in climate change communication
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 July 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02694-xClimate change communication differs across regions, shaped by unique political, economic, social and environmental conditions. These influence...
Huge great white spotted traveling up US and Canada as shark sightings surge
Contender, largest tagged male great white, heading north as overheating oceans alter range of several shark speciesThe largest tagged male great white shark in the...
Generation of Falling‐Tone Whistler‐Mode Chorus Waves in the Earth's Magnetosphere
Abstract Chorus waves are intense whistler‐mode emissions in space that play a key role in regulating energetic electron dynamics in the hazardous radiation belt. While...
Evaluation of Low‐Level Clouds, Temperature, and Surface Radiation Using a Model, Two Reanalyses, and Southern Ocean Observations
Abstract Low‐level clouds over the Southern Ocean (SO) exert a strong influence on surface radiation, yet their representation in reanalyses and climate models remains uncertain....
Reactive Mixing Fronts in Porous Media Under Transverse Velocity Gradients
Abstract Mixing‐limited reactions in porous media depend on concentration gradients at interfaces, yet their behavior in nonuniform co‐flow remains poorly understood. Here we develop a...
Upwelling and Mixing in a Supercritical Submarine Canyon
Abstract Rhodamine dye was released on the seafloor near the head of a supercritically sloped submarine canyon in La Jolla, California. Fluorometers on a moored...
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