COP31 kicks off as planet faces imminent overshoot of 1.5 °C climate target

Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03631-wScientists say governments must commit to carbon dioxide removal if world is to bring temperatures back down to safer limits.

Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03631-w

Scientists say governments must commit to carbon dioxide removal if world is to bring temperatures back down to safer limits.

Biotech firms are meant to pay to use Earth’s genetic data. They’re not.

Nature, Published online: 03 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03554-6Global leaders at COP17 biodiversity summit complained that companies using public genetic data are not paying into a voluntary fund to protect nature.

Nature, Published online: 03 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03554-6

Global leaders at COP17 biodiversity summit complained that companies using public genetic data are not paying into a voluntary fund to protect nature.

Could a giant sunshade in space ‘solve global warming’? Scientists are taking the idea seriously

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03415-2Some say the concept is complete fantasy, but a detailed analysis suggests that the falling cost of rocket launches might make it feasible in a few decades.

Nature, Published online: 28 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03415-2

Some say the concept is complete fantasy, but a detailed analysis suggests that the falling cost of rocket launches might make it feasible in a few decades.

Global emissions slow — but world hurtles towards 2 °C of warming

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03355-xThe United Nations’ latest climate report is a stark reminder that limiting warming to the safest levels is now likely out of reach.

Nature, Published online: 21 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03355-x

The United Nations’ latest climate report is a stark reminder that limiting warming to the safest levels is now likely out of reach.

Vast new fossil record challenges story of Earth’s ‘big five’ mass extinctions

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03316-4An artificial-intelligence model trained on nearly four million fossils suggests that three of the extinction events might have happened more gradually than previ…

Nature, Published online: 20 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03316-4

An artificial-intelligence model trained on nearly four million fossils suggests that three of the extinction events might have happened more gradually than previously thought.

Climate scientists face deluge of public-records requests about fossil-fuel studies

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03275-wA Nature investigation identified more than 30 requests since 2024 to US universities in a campaign questioning climate attribution science.

Nature, Published online: 19 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03275-w

A Nature investigation identified more than 30 requests since 2024 to US universities in a campaign questioning climate attribution science.

Woody ‘blankets’ are being deployed on Arctic permafrost to reduce carbon emissions

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03045-8A start-up company is testing whether stabilizing areas of rapidly eroding permafrost can prevent greenhouse-gas emissions.

Nature, Published online: 08 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03045-8

A start-up company is testing whether stabilizing areas of rapidly eroding permafrost can prevent greenhouse-gas emissions.