Author: Nature

<i>Nature</i>’s job-satisfaction survey highlights the changing geography of science

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03327-1A higher proportion of scientists in China and India report feeling optimistic about the future than in the United States and several European countries.

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03327-1

A higher proportion of scientists in China and India report feeling optimistic about the future than in the United States and several European countries.

Is it ‘moon-stroke’, or a chill?

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02975-7An explanation for the injurious effect of sleeping in the moonlight, and a proponent of all-electronic televisions, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02975-7

An explanation for the injurious effect of sleeping in the moonlight, and a proponent of all-electronic televisions, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Growing plane and ship traffic degrade the air of western North America

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03239-0Pollution from transport across the Pacific Ocean is raising ozone levels above a region whose own emissions have dropped.

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03239-0

Pollution from transport across the Pacific Ocean is raising ozone levels above a region whose own emissions have dropped.

Lay of the land: terrestrial conservation efforts cover a wider area than thought

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03081-4Governments around the world have pledged to conserve 30% of the terrestrial realm by 2030, but official data suggest that the target is barely halfway to being m…

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03081-4

Governments around the world have pledged to conserve 30% of the terrestrial realm by 2030, but official data suggest that the target is barely halfway to being met. A combined global and national-level data set now shows that up to 27% of land area is conserved, but gaps in ecological representation remain.

Large blind test of methane-detecting satellites lends credibility to emissions data

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03075-2Twelve methane-sensing satellites were tested for their accuracy in measuring controlled-release events in the Arizona desert over a year-long blind test. Many we…

Nature, Published online: 14 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03075-2

Twelve methane-sensing satellites were tested for their accuracy in measuring controlled-release events in the Arizona desert over a year-long blind test. Many were found to detect and quantify releases accurately, with instruments purpose-built for methane sensing performing best.