Science A spacecraft headed to one of Jupiter's moons is set to launch Europa Clipper will make a six-year journey to Jupiter to study Europa, an icy-surfaced moon that scientists believe has “ingredients for life.” Chandelis Duster
Science There’s a wrinkle — or many — in the story behind an elephant’s trunk A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the animal’s life. Ari Daniel
Science The northern lights dazzle night skies across U.S. and Europe The aurora borealis did not disappoint on Thursday night, with stargazers reporting seeing the stunning light show from across the U.S. — as far south as Texas and Florida — and Europe. Juliana Kim
Environment SpaceX wants to go to Mars. To get there, environmentalists say it’s trashing Texas With each launch, SpaceX has been discharging tens of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into sensitive wetlands. Environmentalists say an increase in launches will only make things worse. Geoff Brumfiel
Science There have been 38 eyewitness-reported tornados in Florida: Why did Milton cause so many? “We ended up with 126 tornado warnings” in Florida, Matthew Elliott, the warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center, told NPR. Bill Chappell
Science Research shows how 2 comb jellyfish can fuse to become 1 This new finding has implications for animal regeneration and immune systems.
Science Rare comet to streak across night sky. Here’s how you can see it Your unusual chance to see a comet in the sky is here. C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was discovered by astronomers in 2023 — and will appear to the naked eye over the next couple weeks. Chandelis Duster
Science Is an uptick of rumblings under Mount Adams cause for seismic concern? The last time Mount Adams erupted was more than 1,000 years ago, but it's been making some noise lately. We talked to an expert about what that could mean for the volcano. Kevin Kniestedt John O'Brien
Science Severe solar storm may stress power grids as U.S. deals with major hurricanes A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday. The Associated Press
Environment UW biochemist wins Nobel Prize for using computers to design proteins A biochemist at the University of Washington School of Medicine has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his groundbreaking work in computational protein design. Ann Dornfeld
