This topic highlights corporate accountability in plastics pollution with a major lawsuit between Exxon and California and alarming ecological shifts due to warming Mediterranean waters, specifically the arrival of stinging blue dragon sea slugs on Spain's coasts.

• Exxon and California Spar in Dueling Lawsuits Over Plastics — The New York Times Science -
• ‘We Are All Shocked’: Warming Waters Bring a Stinging Sea Slug to Spain’s Coasts — The New York Times Science -

This topic focuses on a spectacular celestial event, with the Northern Lights expected to be visible across significant portions of the U.S., extending much farther south than typical.

• Northern Lights Could Put on a Show for Large Sections of U.S. — The New York Times Science -