California governor Gavin Newsom endorses global fossil fuel phaseout
Newsom is the most prominent US politician at Cop31, a process the Trump administration continues to boycott
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Gemini Astronaut Photos Inspired Early Earth Observation Program
Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. orbited Earth from November 11 to 15, 1966, on Gemini XII, the final mission of NASA’s Gemini program. In addition to successfully completing rendezvous maneuvers and spacewalks, procedures vital to sending American astronauts to the…
Right to make green challenges to planning decisions under threat, say UK lawyers
Exclusive: Government in ‘private meetings’ about removing cost cap protections under Aarhus convention
Cop31 as it happened: ‘You cannot build peace on a burning planet’, warns UN chief Guterres in final climate summit speech
Debate over climate science, transition away from fossil fuels, electrification and climate finance can begin in earnest as world leaders leave UN summit
Climate action discussed at youth COP meeting
School children gather to discuss climate issues to coincide with the COP31 conference in Turkey.
Scientists discover a hidden danger of viral infections that vaccines may prevent
A new study reveals that viral infections may leave behind hidden damage to the immune system long after symptoms disappear. Researchers found that mice recovering from an acute infection experienced lasting changes to their spleens and weakened immune responses, potentially leaving them more…
New York is running out of room for its waste even with Statue of Liberty-sized landfill
One company is proposing elongating the life of the dump, pungent smell and all, several more decades
South Africa: Africa's Waste Pickers Demand Recognition in Climate Action
[allAfrica] As COP31 puts zero waste on the climate agenda, waste pickers across Africa say the continent's circular-economy transition cannot succeed without the people who already recover and recycle much of what it throws away.
Summer heatwave put bin crews lives at risk, says council worker
Crews faced a "perfect storm" of challenges during the UK's record-breaking weather, it's claimed.
A super El Niño brings startling changes for marine life on California coast: ‘like nothing we’ve ever seen’
Water temperatures are climbing the charts, high tides are swallowing the shoreline and vital parts of the food web that feed ocean diversity are disappearing
El Niño will increase risk of death in childbirth for millions, say midwives
Effects of extreme weather expected in countries that already have high maternal and newborn death rates
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay
From emotional appeals for climate justice to high-stakes negotiations over billions of dollars, finance dominated discussions at COP31 on Friday. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that even tripling adaptation funding for vulnerable countries would meet less than a third of their needs…
Superheated magma could fuel towering lava fountains
Why do some volcanoes erupt with spectacular lava fountains while others release lava more quietly? Scientists have discovered that a hidden effect of extreme heat inside magma may help explain the difference. Experiments revealed that superheated magma can delay crystal formation for more than…
Dark energy may have flipped from negative to positive 9.5 billion years ago
A mysterious force driving the expansion of the Universe may have undergone a dramatic reversal billions of years ago. Scientists exploring an overlooked branch of an alternative gravity theory discovered that dark energy could have switched from negative to positive roughly 9.5 billion years ago…
The Sun unleashed a monster storm. Earth may have made it worse
The massive solar storm that illuminated skies worldwide in May 2024 has uncovered an unexpected twist: Earth's own atmosphere may have helped make the storm so powerful. Satellite measurements revealed that roughly 85% of the charged particles fueling the disturbance originated from Earth's upper…
National Trust takes back land for nature restoration
The trust hopes to restore the site, create new wildlife habitats and improve access to green space.
How many sewage spills have happened in your part of Scotland?
More than 76,000 sewage spills were recorded at overflow sites previously unmonitored by Scottish Water, BBC Scotland News analysis has found.
Flood victim, 95, lived in Wetherspoons until she died after her home was destroyed
Jean Powell kept asking when she could go back to her flat, which was flooded when the River Monnow burst its banks.
Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests
Research finds highest levels of cancer-related PAH pollutants in cities that have widespread wood heating
Country diary: Why did some trees fall in the storms and others not? It could be spalting | Kate Blincoe
Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: The woodland floor is littered with sycamore and ash, some revealing a pattern that runs through trunks like words in a stick of rock
APOD: 2026 November 13 – NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 13 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation…
A Global Rebound for Mangroves
After decades of decline, this ecologically significant type of forest is making a comeback.
World is now in ‘age of electricity’, energy agency chief says
Exclusive: Fossil fuels no longer dominant energy source, IEA leader says, as summit considers electrification pledge
‘El Niño turned off the taps’: factors behind Indonesia’s wildfires revealed
Country’s fiercest blazes in at least a decade produced toxic smog blamed for 400,000 respiratory infections
Number of international students arriving in US plunges — worrying scientists
Nature, Published online: 13 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03668-x
Chinese graduate students are now choosing to stay closer to home
Nature, Published online: 13 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03456-7
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Nature, Published online: 13 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03516-y
This AI ‘mechanic’ can peer inside the black box of other neural networks
Nature, Published online: 13 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03679-8
Is the climate totally cooked? What the data say
Nature, Published online: 13 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03716-6
Be sea-ing you: humpback whale spotted in New York’s Hudson River
Sightings of the species are becoming increasingly common as experts worry about danger posed by busy waterways