News in Brief

  1. Earth

    World’s largest volcano lurks beneath Pacific Ocean

    The dormant behemoth may rival ones on Mars.

    By Jessica Shugart
  2. Neuroscience

    Video game sharpens up elderly brains

    Adults over 60 who played for several hours a month beat untrained 20-year-olds in racing game.

    By Laura Sanders
  3. Health & Medicine

    Heart disease patients more apt to take one combined pill than many

    Patients stayed on track better with a "polypill" than with three medications.

    By Nathan Seppa
  4. Animals

    New fungus species found killing salamanders

    First there was amphibian killer fungus Bd. Now there's Bs.

    By Susan Milius
  5. Health & Medicine

    Don’t stand so close to me

    Personal space has a measurable boundary, a study suggests.