Shifting alliances shape Horn of Africa tensions
Regional rivalries involving Gulf and Middle Eastern countries are influencing security dynamics in the Horn of Africa.
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CDU set to win Rhineland-Palatinate election
Projections show that Friedrich Merz's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has won the elections in Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany. DW …
Starmer urges allies to keep focus on Ukraine amid Iran war
The British leader urged allies to stay focused on Ukraine as he met Volodymyr Zelenskyy in London and announced a …
Modi inaugurates new international airport in Noida
The new international airport in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh, which will service New Delhi, will see up to 70 million passengers …
Leftist Emmanuel Gregoire becomes new mayor of Paris
Gregoire replaces fellow socialist Anne Hidalgo as the French capital’s mayor. The local elections are being closely watched to gauge …
Michelangelo: The man, the brand, the mystery
The Renaissance artist's name recently made headlines as claims of a secret deathbed trove of artworks and a rediscovered bust …
'Drill baby drill': Trump opens wilderness to big energy
America's beloved national parks and public lands face conservation rollbacks and sell-offs as the Trump administration pushes for fossil fuel …
US reopens embassy in Venezuela after seizing Nicolas Maduro
The State Department said it had formally reopened its embassy in Caracas after seven years. The US seized President Nicolas …
Raising: how carbon contamination can drive static charging
Nature, Published online: 18 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00631-8Objects made from the same insulator can sometimes acquire different charges when rubbed together, …
Can Trump sell the MAGA crowd on soccer with the World Cup?
Donald Trump has mobilized around right-wing coded sports like MMA and wrestling, but his soccer World Cup push is a …
Kharkiv under repeated attack on 1,500th day of war
Ukrainian authorities say Russia is deploying "new tactics" as the city of Kharkiv comes under rolling aerial assaults from missiles …
When artificial lightning strikes
Nature, Published online: 17 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00643-4Safety concerns of human-triggered bolts of electricity, and a peacrab loses its colour in …
German court rejects climate case against BMW, Mercedes
Environmental campaigners wanted to stop the companies from selling combustion engine cars after 2030. They argued that continuing to release …
Wide blackout in a week
Cuba's power grid has collapsed again amid an energy crisis that has been worsened by a US oil blockade.
How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas — in numbers
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00709-3Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis …
Germany's Greens: More than leftist, woke ecologists?
Cem Özdemir won the election in Baden-Württemberg partly by abandoning many of his Green Party's core issues. His party is …
Nervous networker or conference presenter? Just care less, says speech coach Susie Ashfield
Nature, Published online: 12 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00547-3The author of Just F**cking Say It offers tips to boost your confidence as …
Adrift Russian tanker risks Mediterranean ecological disaster
A Russian oil and gas tanker that was likely targeted by drones is adrift in the Mediterranean with no crew …
How US 'Liberation Day' tariffs reshaped global trade
One year after Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, global trade flows have shifted. Trade data shows which countries gained, which lost …
Concerns grow for stranded whale still stuck on German coast
A large whale is fighting for survival off Germany's Baltic coast after becoming trapped in shallow waters. Despite rescue efforts …