Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)

1. Life in Europa’s ocean could feed on rocks’ radioactive decay

After series of bleak findings, theory sparks hope for alternative energy source within Jupiter’s intriguing moon

 23 DEC 2025  BY HANNAH RICHTER 

2. Roots of milk drinking revealed by South Asian genomes

Natural selection was at work—but only in populations with no alternative to dairy

 23 DEC 2025  BY MICHAEL PRICE 

3. Replicas of the uterine lining reveal drugs that may boost pregnancy success

Three research teams have modeled how early embryos find a place to take root

 23 DEC 2025  BY MITCH LESLIE 

4. This fish seems to use its bizarre skull like a drum

The rockhead poacher’s unusual cranial anatomy may help it communicate

 22 DEC 2025  BY PHIE JACOBS 

5. Watch these raindrops turn into rolling ‘sandballs’

Discovery suggests raindrops can be up to 100 times more erosive than once thought

 22 DEC 2025  BY ERIK STOKSTAD 

6. Sun’s gravitational lens could reveal alien planets’ surfaces

Bold concept calls for sending telescopes 10 times farther than Pluto

 22 DEC 2025  BY DANIEL CLERY 

7. Deer urine glows like holiday lights in the breeding season

“Photoluminescence” may be a way for the animals to communicate with each other

 22 DEC 2025  BY RICHARD KEMENY