Over the past decade, there has been a collective rally around the world to reach net-zero emissions by midcentury. But growing evidence suggests that reaching...

After witnessing and hearing stories of Pacific islands’ vulnerability to climate change, senior climate officials have promised to strengthen efforts to limit global warming to...

The landmark release of 722 papers targeting 372 unsolved problems draws amazement—and criticism

Devastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this yearThis July was the worst on record...

Biotech executive Steven Quay may be in contention for leadership role in infectious disease institute

Water testing across several locations continues to show diesel-range hydrocarbons flushing into Piscataway Creek even after the base says it halted the leak.By Aman AzharMaryland...

Concerned about surging energy demand fueled by data centers, environmental groups urge state regulators to increase minimum protective buffer distances around gas wells.By Marie CusickEnvironmental...

The Supreme Court once billed the Endangered Species Act as ‘the most comprehensive legislation for the preservation of endangered species ever enacted by any nation.’...

Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump...

Like many big cities, New York teems with delivery workers who bring takeout, groceries, and any number of other things to anyone with a cellphone....

Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public healthThe British government must be...

Abstract Arctic cold air outbreaks (CAOs) produce low‐level cloud patterns influencing the surface radiative balance. The stability parameter −H/L ${-}H/L$ (boundary‐layer height over Monin‐Obukhov length)...

Abstract We present a robust, global method to reconcile absolute water surface elevations (WSE) from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission with a...

Abstract In Earth’s collisionless magnetosheath, turbulence evolution and energy transformation across the system, especially at kinetic scales, remain poorly quantified without full‐coverage of high‐resolution observations....

Find in Spanish cave provides rare window into the domestic lives of our closest relatives

Abstract We present laboratory results to address dust charging and lofting on the Moon and other airless planetary bodies in response to time‐varying solar wind...

Climate change appears to have made food scarce for chinstrap penguins, which had numbered more than 1 million on a remote South Atlantic island

New controls could limit papers by early-career researchers

Ancient swimming creature provides clues to when nursing evolved

This study highlights the climatology of rapid intensification (RI) and rapid dissipation (RD) locations during 1990–2022 and suggests that RI and RD locations over the...

Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win award for reactions leading to one-handed molecules

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02768-wClimate change is already causing widespread losses and damages, and these impacts will intensify as human and...

Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.By Bob BerwynOzone pollution from fires, along with...

New research has revealed more examples of the National Cattlemen’s Association’s efforts to downplay and deny the industry’s greenhouse gas emissions.By Georgina GustinIn 1991, Random...