Is the climate totally cooked? What the data say
Nature, Published online: 13 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03716-6
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Discovery, climate and the natural world
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
I Am Artemis Katie Spicer
For Katie Spicer, embracing opportunity and challenge has led to giant leaps during her time at NASA. Now as the NASA lander integration lead for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lander, one of the commercially provided human landing systems for NASA’s Artemis program, Spicer will have her handprint…
Heart in the Sky at NASA Kennedy
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds create a heart-shaped smoke trail during a flight maneuver near NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building during the agency’s MAX POWER expo and air show on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s MAX POWER is an aerospace festival celebrating…
NASA Ames Stars of the Month: November 2026
The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Alyssa Villanueva, Steve Howell, and Samuel LeBlanc. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit, technical expertise, and collaborative disposition needed to…
Scientists create largest-ever map of brain region tied to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and autism
An international consortium presents the most detailed cellular atlas yet of the basal ganglia, a brain structure that may hold crucial clues to neurological and psychiatric disorders
NASA’s Hubble Offers Cosmic Sampler of Targets for Roman
A gallery of gravitational lenses captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope showcases the diversity of this cosmic phenomenon and lays the groundwork for follow-up observations by the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
Through NASA’s Lens: Capturing Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Move to LA
As a new exhibit opens showcasing NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour, NASA photographers look back at the final mission. These photographers documented the iconic images shared around the world on Sept. 21, 2012, while millions watched space shuttle Endeavour fly on top of the agency’s 747 Shuttle…
Crows can make decisions twice as fast as humans, scientists discover
Crows may be even smarter than we thought, and their brains are astonishingly fast. Researchers at the University of Tübingen discovered that crows can make visual decisions twice as quickly as humans and monkeys, taking just 235 milliseconds on average to identify the direction of moving dots…
COP31: Cities rise up the climate agenda as leaders face demands for action
From flooded homes to melting Himalayan glaciers, the human cost of climate change took centre stage at COP31 on Thursday, as world leaders turned their attention to protecting cities and vulnerable communities, while activists challenged governments to do more.
AI-powered bionic eye breakthrough could help the blind see again
Scientists have developed an AI-powered approach that makes experimental bionic vision technology more precise, helping predict the flashes and shapes of light perceived by a blind man with a brain implant. By learning how an individual's brain responds to electrical stimulation, the technology…
Nurdle impact to be researched for a year
Research will be carried out on sea-birds and marine life following a microplastic spillage in July.
NASA’s Perseverance confirms a key ingredient for life hidden in ancient Mars rocks
NASA's Perseverance rover has confirmed complex organic carbon just beneath the surface of ancient Martian rocks, raising intriguing questions about the Red Planet's potential to have supported life. The remarkable preservation of these compounds, along with similar discoveries thousands of miles…
A new treasure map reveals where Earth's lost prehistoric life may be hiding
A sweeping analysis of 540 million years of marine fossils has revealed surprising gaps in our understanding of Earth's ancient life. Scientists discovered that some of the greatest opportunities for finding previously unknown species lie in relatively recent geological periods, rather than the…
Trump the ‘biggest loser’ for scrapping climate action, John Kerry says at Cop31
Kerry decries president for ceding clean-energy dominance to China and says climate crisis still a key issue for voters
A butterfly that fooled scientists for 200 years finally reveals its secrets
Researchers have discovered that a familiar tropical butterfly actually belongs to three nearly identical species, including one previously unknown to science. Hidden ultraviolet wing patterns and DNA differences revealed the truth, leaving scientists puzzled about how the butterflies remain…
Earth's fiery birth may have created hundreds of oceans' worth of water
Earth's water may have been born in the planet's fiery atmosphere rather than delivered by icy comets or asteroids. Scientists discovered that rocky pebbles reacting with hydrogen under extreme heat can produce water in minutes, potentially generating hundreds of oceans' worth during Earth's…
Campaigners want more land protected from housing
After parkland was safeguarded from development, residents want the council to change a housing plan.
African push to triple climate adaptation finance left off Cop31 agenda
African countries’ proposal to triple finance for adaptation to the effects of climate change has been left off the agenda at the United Nations climate summit Cop31, currently under way in Antalya, Turkey. Wealthy nations pushed back against efforts to make it a formal, binding agenda item.
'Summer was a wake-up call, winter could be dire' warning over food supplies
Wales needs to grow more fruit and veg or it will be at the mercy of wars and climate change, one expert says.
APOD: 2026 November 12 – Moon, Venus and Spica Meet
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 12 –… 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 massive new simulation reveals how the universe emerged from darkness
A groundbreaking new supercomputer simulation is revealing how the universe escaped its cosmic dark age and transformed into a cosmos filled with stars and galaxies. Called Lumina, it recreates 2 billion years of early cosmic history across a region 1.6 billion light-years wide, capturing…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe discovers a hidden pattern in the Sun’s chaotic magnetic fields
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has revealed a surprising secret hidden within the chaos of space: turbulent magnetic fields reverse their direction of rotation when examined at extremely small scales. The discovery exposes an unexpected pattern in solar wind turbulence that could help scientists better…
Significant drop in levels of toxic 'forever' chemicals in England's rivers
The decline has been put down to severe restrictions placed on the substances' use.
Found: a protein that drives ageing without unleashing inflammation
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03638-3
This little brown mushroom is laced with a hallucinogen — and lethal toxins
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03639-2
Who needs sex? Kelp reproduce asexually when no mate is nearby
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03665-0
Author Correction: SLAMF6 as a drug-targetable suppressor of T cell immunity against cancer
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11409-3
Record-breaking Ebola outbreak: phone data reconstruct first weeks of spread
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03666-z
Massive atlas of brain region linked to a host of diseases is the most detailed yet
Nature, Published online: 12 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03565-3