
A cross-disciplinary early-attention ranking of five Nature and Science papers from 6 to 13 November 2026, with quantitative findings, evidence limits, and discussion signals for deciding what to read next.
| Rank | Paper | Journal, date, discipline | Corresponding author / institution | Early attention signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independent interferometric observable confirms black hole shadow in M87* | Nature, volume 659, issue 8140, pages 317 to 323, dated 12 November, online 11 November; open access; radio astronomy and interferometric imaging | Samuel Lai; CSIRO Space and Astronomy, Bentley, Western Australia | Altmetric 263; 27 news outlets, 92 X users, 3 blogs, 1 Facebook page, 6,843 article accesses 3 |
| 2 | Poisoned hunting weapons, megafauna, and plant use at a 125,000-year-old Arabian paleolakeshore | Science, volume 394, issue 6825, pages 746 to 751, dated 12 November; gated; archaeology and residue analysis | Chris Clarkson (lead author); Griffith University Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution and Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology | Altmetric 260; 22 news outlets, 2 blogs, 94 X users, 26 Bluesky users 6 |
| 3 | The cryosphere beyond a planetary safe operating space | Science, First Release published online 12 November, article e-locator eaef5636, no volume or issue yet; gated; Earth-system science and climate | Bo Su (first author); Stockholm Resilience Centre, University of Gothenburg and Beijing Normal University | Altmetric 220; 20 news outlets, 3 blogs, 26 X users, 50 Bluesky users; r/science thread at 51 net upvotes 7 |
| 4 | Evolutionary dynamics in the years preceding acute myeloid leukaemia | Nature, advance online 11 November, no issue assigned; open access; cancer genomics and evolutionary oncology | Caroline J. Watson and Jamie R. Blundell; Early Cancer Institute, University of Cambridge | Altmetric 200; 284 X users, 5 news outlets, 2 blogs, 1 Facebook page, 7,299 article accesses 8 |
| 5 | Severe drought and warming increase the extinction risk of cacti | Nature, advance online 11 November, no issue assigned; subscription; ecology and conservation biology | Michiel D. Pillet; University of Arizona, University of South Florida and the IUCN Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group | Altmetric 174; 18 news outlets, 8 X users, 2 blogs, 2 Reddit mentions, 257 article accesses; r/science thread at 155 net upvotes 9 |





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