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Uncertainty is inherent in science, but communicating it effectively requires more than explaining how much error is present in graphs. Tom Werner/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Communicating uncertainty in research is hard, so we worked on how best to do it – here’s what you can watch out for

Uncertainty is part of the scientific process, and it’s not a bad thing – it’s where future discoveries can happen.
People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan during a heat wave in July 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?

A National Academy of Sciences report examined the latest advances in extreme event attribution science. As four of the authors explain, the type of disaster makes a difference.
Warga menunggu untuk mengambil air di dekat Cape Town, Afrika Selatan, pada Februari 2018, saat kekeringan mendekatkan kota tersebut ke ‘Hari Nol,’ saat pasokan air akan habis. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

PBB sebut dunia memasuki era kebangkrutan air, tanda‑tandanya sudah nyata

Seperti hidup melebihi kemampuan finansialmu, menggunakan air lebih banyak daripada yang dapat diperbarui oleh alam dapat menimbulkan akibat yang fatal.
Los residentes esperaban para recoger agua cerca de Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica, en febrero de 2018, cuando una sequía llevó a la ciudad al borde de agotar las reservas de agua. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Un nuevo informe de Naciones Unidas alerta de que hemos entrado en “bancarrota hídrica”

El planeta se encuentra en quiebra hídrica: estamos usando más agua de la que la naturaleza puede reponer, y esto puede tener consecuencias catastróficas.
Moradores fazem fila para pegar água perto da Cidade do Cabo, na África do Sul, em fevereiro de 2018, quando uma seca levou a cidade perto de um “Dia Zero”, quando os suprimentos de água se esgotariam. Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images

Mundo entrou em estado de “falência hídrica”, alertam pesquisadores da ONU

Usar mais água do que a natureza pode repor pode ter resultados catastróficos, assim como viver acima das suas possibilidades financeiras.
Ce gouffre dans le cœur agricole de la Turquie montre comment le paysage peut s’effondrer lorsque l’on extrait plus d’eau souterraine que la nature ne peut en reconstituer. Ekrem07, 2023/Wikimedia Commons

Le monde est désormais en « faillite hydrique », selon un rapport de l’ONU

Comme vivre au-dessus de ses moyens financiers, utiliser plus d’eau douce que la nature n’est capable d’en renouveler peut avoir des conséquences dramatiques pour la planète et nos sociétés.
Por que essa comunidade queimou os restos mortais de uma mulher de forma tão visível e espetacular, e integrantes deste povo retornou ao local para reacender fogueiras durante gerações depois? Patrick Fahey

Cremação mais antiga conhecida na África gera mistério de 9.500 anos sobre caçadores‑coletores da Idade da Pedra

Cremação antiga teria sido um espetáculo comunitário em um local ao qual se retornava e se reacendiam fogueiras ao longo de muitas gerações. O que estava por trás desse ritual fúnebre?
Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500‑year‑old mystery about Stone Age hunter‑gatherers

An ancient cremation would have been a community spectacle in a place returned to and reignited over many generations. What was behind this unexpected funeral ritual?
Des Iraniennes prient pour la pluie au sanctuaire d’Imamzadeh Saleh à Téhéran, le 14 novembre 2025. L’automne a été particulièrement sec dans la capitale iranienne. Stringer/AFP

Comment l’Iran en est arrivé à la faillite hydrique et pourquoi déplacer la capitale ne changera rien

L’expansion urbaine de l’Iran et le choix d’une agriculture gourmande en eau ont rendu le pays vulnérable à la sécheresse. Certaines mesures pourraient toutefois y remédier.
Iranians pray for rain in Tehran on Nov. 14, 2025. The city is experiencing its worst drought in decades. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images

Iran’s president calls for moving its drought‑stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy

Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.
Le paysage de Mzimba, dans le nord du Malawi, où l’on a retrouvé une partie de l’ADN humain le plus ancien d’Afrique. Jacob Davis

Les morts ont‑ils leur mot à dire ? Le défi du consentement dans la recherche sur l'ADN ancien

Les principes éthiques encadrant la recherche sur l’ADN ancien doivent préserver les générations passées, présentes et futures.

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