
Nuclear Fusion Lab Achieves ‘Ignition’: What Does It Mean?
Fusion researchers at the U.S. National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in
Jeff Tollefson works for Nature magazine.
Fusion researchers at the U.S. National Ignition Facility created a reaction that made more energy than they put in
Fresh data released at the COP27 climate summit show global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are soaring despite an energy crisis
At the COP27 climate summit, countries will grapple with how to pay for loss and damage from global warming and how to bolster pledges to cut emissions
Celebrated sociologist Alondra Nelson and genome leader Francis Collins will temporarily split Lander’s duties
The Glasgow Climate Pact is a step forward, researchers say, but efforts to decarbonize are not enough to limit global temperature rises to two degrees Celsius
Nations have promised to end deforestation, curb methane emissions and stop public investment in coal power. Researchers warn that the real work of COP26 is yet to come
A Nature survey reveals that many authors of the latest IPCC climate science report are anxious about the future and expect to see catastrophic changes in their lifetime
A landmark assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change says greenhouse gases are unequivocally driving extreme weather, but nations can still prevent the worst impacts...
The first assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change in eight years will sound the alarm on soaring temperatures and other effects of unchecked carbon pollution
Researchers are applying strategies honed during the 2020 US presidential election to track anti-vax propaganda
As the U.S. president announces his advisers and agency heads, Nature’s guide tracks the appointees who matter most to science
The new president has the opportunity to reverse four years of anti-science policies—but he has a hard road ahead as he inherits a nation divided
The coronavirus pandemic, climate change and space exploration are among the issues that Biden will influence if he wins the upcoming U.S. election
U.S. research sees deep cuts in the president’s request for 2021. But Congress has resisted similar reductions in the past
Researchers without access to backup power scramble to save invaluable specimens and expensive reagents
A new U.N. report predicts more powerful storms, increased risk of flooding and dwindling fisheries if greenhouse-gas output doesn’t fall
Critics say the shift away from using animals in safety tests will hamper chemical research and regulations
Tensions are rising as Jair Bolsonaro’s administration questions the work of government scientists and institutes debilitating cuts to research funding
A new rule for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency allows states to set their own limits on carbon-emission levels
Landmark UN-backed report finds that agriculture is one of the biggest threats to Earth’s ecosystems
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