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The last month of 2025 brought more campus job cuts, capping off a tumultuous year for higher education. While December yielded roughly 300 reported job cuts…

Our list for the new year features an eclipse, a revolution and a tiger reserve. What’s on yours?

Since congestion pricing began one year ago, about 11 percent of the vehicles that once entered Manhattan’s central business district daily have disappeared. This may not…

Even as the Trump administration rolled back support for renewable energy in the U.S., wind, solar, and electric vehicles made huge strides globally in 2025. For…

Life’s too short to … use a smartphoneRutger Bregman, author Photograph: Roberto Ricciuti/Getty ImagesFor years, I told myself I could manage my smartphone use. I tried…

US taxpayers will have a “gigantic refund year in the first quarter” of 2026, the treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, recently said in an interview.Given all the…

I have a proposal to make: 2026 should be the year that you spend more time doing what you want. The new year should be the moment…

1. Big oil suits progressed but faced challengesIn recent years, 70-plus US states, cities, and other subnational governments have sued big oil for alleged climate deception.…

2025 was the UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record, the Met Office has confirmed.The UK’s three hottest years on record have now all been in…

Nature, Published online: 01 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-025-04114-0More refined AI models, advancements in human gene editing and the continuing impact of the Trump Team on science —…