Top news for December 21, 2008

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A Look Through a Century of Times Reporting From Antarctica

An armada of 8,000+ Elite Dangerous players just embarked on a three-month expedition to explore the Milky Way, and there's still time to join them

Filoplumes Are Nature’s Super Feather

Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks jaw-dropping northern lights worldwide (photos)

Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Jan. 20 as Earth's magnetic field 'rings like a bell' after CME impact

Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space on Jan. 22

Scientists Discover a New Quantum State of Matter Once Considered Impossible

Heteroatom‑coordinated Fe–N4 catalysts for enhanced oxygen reduction in alkaline seawater zinc‑air batteries - EurekAlert!

Post-surgery strategy shows promise in delaying liver cancer recurrence - EurekAlert!

Theoretical study of laser-enhanced nuclear fusion reactions - EurekAlert!