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Noctilucent clouds, high-altitude clouds that appear to glow in the sky at night, usually show up in the Southern Hemisphere summer. Satellite images showed them covering Antarctica in early November.

Experts warn the multiple military probes into abuses at Abu Ghraib prison will produce much information but few answers about who is ultimately responsible. Critics worry the Bush administration hopes to bury responsibility in mountains of data. Others say documents already leaked point the finger of blame at Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Hear NPR's Jackie Northam.

Pianist Yael Weiss talks about her latest project, 32 Bright Clouds: Beethoven Conversations Around the World.

Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota was recovering from brain surgery Thursday at George Washington University Hospital. As official Washington extended good wishes for his recovery, it also puzzled over the effect that his illness may have on control of the Senate.

Chinese stocks slumped after last week's Communist Party congress reinforced leader Xi Jinping's dominance. But investment sentiment already had been weak for months.

A statement from the Smithsonian National Zoo and the Nashville Zoo said Thursday that the accomplishment is "a giant step for global conservation efforts."

NPR Music's Tom Huizenga and host Guy Raz spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others are competing to be the main landlords of the cloud. Their terms and prices could control who gets to build what on the Internet, and for how much.

At the Lake Lucerne summit, U.S. and Iranian officials are trying to keep a shaky peace effort alive after renewed violence and confusion over Hormuz. Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker talks about the need for strategic patience.

Doerr's follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel All The Light We Cannot See follows five young people, each living in dangerous times across the span of eight centuries.