El Niño goes viral — and scientists learn what makes people care about the climate

Nature, Published online: 11 September 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-02763-3 Evoking emotions is more likely to prompt people to engage with climate efforts than are data alone.

Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

Nature reported on this under science. RedScroll surfaces the signal with an extractive brief — not a reprint of the original article. Read the source for full reporting.