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Global sea surface temperatures in – exceeded the previous record by an unprecedented margin. Observation-based statistical models and climate models suggest that such jumps in ocean temperatures are unlikely to occur even with global warming but are almost impossible without it. In climate models, temperatures revert to the long-term warming trend in the years after such jumps.

Ultraviolet light from a galaxy observed when the Universe was just million years old has intriguing implications for understanding how the first generations of stars and black holes were formed.

The European Union’s new research chief Ekaterina Zaharieva speaks to Nature about attracting disaffected US scientists and cutting grant bureaucracy.

‘Supershear’ quake moved fast and far, amplifying the damage and human toll.

In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.

Europe is advertising itself as a destination for embattled US scientists. It seems many are considering leaving.

Marine ecologist Gemma Galbraith builds remotely operated vehicles and uses them to assess how coral reefs are being affected by climate change.

Regulatory efforts to purge PFASs from drinking water have led to a rush for technologies that can capture and destroy the chemicals.

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

Following the firm’s bankruptcy, researchers hope that they will be able to continue accessing the valuable data set even if it is sold to new owners.

Improvements to brain–computer interfaces are bringing the technology closer to natural conversation speed.

An exploration of weird and wonderful birds across the world sometimes takes theories of sexual selection to the extreme — but entertains throughout.

Overcoming these obstacles in carbon markets can speed up decarbonization.

Researchers are looking to improve how ageing is measured, but the field is plagued with uncertainties.

US researchers who must forage for their own salary by finding grants fear they will be the first to go as federal research dollars disappear.