News in Brief

  1. Earth

    Grand Canyon’s age revised, again

    The Grand Canyon is much younger than previous research had suggested, a new study says.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    Mice become thin-skinned in space

    Long trips in space may thin the skin.

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  3. Climate

    Everest could lose most of its ice by the end of the century

    Glaciers around Mt. Everest will lost most of their ice by the end of the century, new research predicts.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Ebola gatekeeper protein identified

    Ebola’s ability to infect appears to depend on a key transport protein that guides the virus into cells.