Scientists have finally cracked the mystery behind one of climate change’s strangest fingerprints: while Earth’s surface heats up, the upper atmosphere is rapidly cooling. Researchers at Columbia…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 20, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceEducation is widely used as a tool to build public support for climate action, yet little…
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 20, May 2026. <br/>SignificanceSpontaneous brain activity, without external stimuli, shapes development, constrains coding,…
Researchers in Japan traced a hidden medieval solar storm using ancient tree rings and centuries-old sky observations. The team linked reports of eerie red auroras with spikes of carbon-14 trapped in…
Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ancestral group, challenging the long-accepted “dual origins” theory….
Earth is quietly collecting radioactive debris from an ancient stellar explosion as our Solar System drifts through a giant cloud of gas and dust between the stars. Scientists analyzing Antarctic ice…
The National Science Board urges robust response to China’s rise in cover letter to its biennial report on the global research enterprise
Alejandro Arteaga’s efforts to identify and protect tropical reptiles and amphibians have entangled him in controversy
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01550-4Mental illness needs visibility more urgently than almost any other area of medicine and health care. A new award from Wellcome…
Nature, Published online: 14 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01531-7Old T cells secrete an enzyme that can impair brain function in mice.