Top news for December 21, 2008

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'All-purpose shield' thinner than a strand of hair: New material developed to block both cosmic electromagnetic waves and radiation - EurekAlert!

Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb ‘Zombie Deer Disease.’ Now What?

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months

Pregnancy With Lupus Is Risky. Would She Be Able to Carry Her Baby to Term?

Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon internet satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it's ever flown (video)

Watch comet PANSTARRS 'switch on' its second tail as it makes closest approach to Earth

Brain Scans Reveal a Surprise About Neanderthal Intelligence

As light dances slantly with high-energy electrons: First decoding of its polarization cipher - EurekAlert!

Fiery Fall Color in Southern Chile

Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds - EurekAlert!