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Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight
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. -
Methane emissions remain flat even as biggest US oil region opens the tap
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03388-2
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-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. -
AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconduct
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03407-2
AI-hallucinated citations should be treated as research misconduct -
Gene therapy that led to boy’s death had limited efficacy
Nature, Published online: 27 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03449-6
Therapy pioneered by biotechnology Chinese firm HuidaGene showed promise in animals but caused a fatal reaction in a child.