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  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. Paleontology

    New dinosaur sported a curious set of chompers

    Matheronodon provincialis, a newly described dinosaur, munched on tough plants with big scissors for teeth.

    By Helen Thompson
  4. 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.