News in Brief

  1. Health & Medicine

    Drug resistance has gone global, WHO says

    World Health Organization reports that antibiotics are failing worldwide against infections.

    By Nathan Seppa
  2. Astronomy

    Exoplanet spin measured for first time

    Astronomers measure the spin of a planet outside our solar system, and its days are short: just over eight hours.

    By Christopher Crockett
  3. Science & Society

    Students retain information better with pens than laptops

    Compared with typing on a laptop, writing notes by hand may lead to deeper understanding of lecture material.

    By Laura Sanders
  4. Animals

    Abandoned frog eggs can hatch early

    If their father doesn’t keep them hydrated, frog embryos react by hatching early.