News in Brief

  1. Earth

    A deadly 2014 landslide’s power came from soils weakened by past slides

    Researchers reconstruct how a hillside failed, producing the deadly 2014 Oso landslide.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Astronomy

    An interstellar asteroid might have just been spotted for the first time

    A newly spotted asteroid might be the first known to come from outside the solar system, and it could carry information about the makeup of alien planet systems.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Animals

    Climate change may threaten these bamboo-eating lemurs

    Longer dry spells and more nutrient-poor bamboo might eventually doom the greater bamboo lemur, a critically endangered species.

    By Susan Milius
  4. Tech

    This is the lightest robot that can fly, swim and take off from water

    Lightweight, insect-inspired robot can swim, fly and leap from the surface of water.