Each month, we check in with our colleagues at the journal Nature to review recent science headlines that they have been following. Nick Howe of the Nature multimedia team brought us highlights of some major developments and trends in science. Climate litigation is on the rise globally. While over three-quarters of lawsuits about climate change since 1990 have been filed in the United States, the number being filed in low- and middle-income countries is rising. These lawsuits include cases