Methane emissions remain flat even as biggest US oil region opens the tap

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03388-2Output of the greenhouse gas from the Permian Basin has remained near constant over a period during which oil and gas production tripled.

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03388-2

Output of the greenhouse gas from the Permian Basin has remained near constant over a period during which oil and gas production tripled.

Revered NASA spacecraft is about to perish in flames — astronomers are mourning

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03461-wA failed rescue mission means that the Swift observatory will fall into Earth’s atmosphere next week, but it leaves a massive archive of data for scientists to ex…

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03461-w

A failed rescue mission means that the Swift observatory will fall into Earth’s atmosphere next week, but it leaves a massive archive of data for scientists to explore.

Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03385-5Genomic analysis shows that the owls spread from Eurasia to the Caribbean, then colonized the rest of the Western Hemisphere.

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03385-5

Genomic analysis shows that the owls spread from Eurasia to the Caribbean, then colonized the rest of the Western Hemisphere.

Mysterious flickering brain signals could help to unlock secrets of consciousness

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03384-6Monkeys’ brain activity flips 15 times per second between patterns linked to objects of which the monkeys are aware and patterns for objects outside their awarene…

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03384-6

Monkeys’ brain activity flips 15 times per second between patterns linked to objects of which the monkeys are aware and patterns for objects outside their awareness.

Global climate body fights for survival: why the IPCC must be saved

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03403-6The UN organization faces perhaps the most serious crisis in its nearly 40-year history — but it is too precious to lose.

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03403-6

The UN organization faces perhaps the most serious crisis in its nearly 40-year history — but it is too precious to lose.

Making ‘mind pictures’ takes mental effort

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03276-9How forming internal imagery is amusing but tiring, and the worry induced by lists of chemicals in foods, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03276-9

How forming internal imagery is amusing but tiring, and the worry induced by lists of chemicals in foods, in this week’s pick from the Nature archive.

How to keep tabs on the tools in your lab

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02814-9Misplaced or borrowed laboratory equipment can bring experiments to a halt. Scientists explain how they stop essential kit from going missing.

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02814-9

Misplaced or borrowed laboratory equipment can bring experiments to a halt. Scientists explain how they stop essential kit from going missing.

Why pharma firms are betting billions on psychedelic drugs despite setbacks

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03390-8Regulatory pushback stalled the field. But researchers are optimistic about mind-altering drugs as potential treatments for depression and mood disorders.

Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03390-8

Regulatory pushback stalled the field. But researchers are optimistic about mind-altering drugs as potential treatments for depression and mood disorders.