Top news for December 21, 2008

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New super-resolution technique allows for more detailed brain imaging

On This Day In Space: May 25, 2008: NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars

Long-Term Drought Grips the Western U.S. – Soils and Plants Are Parched

New Species of Ancient Shark Discovered

A Jupiter-sized solar prominence, captured in real time with an iPhone versus a dedicated astronomy camera sped up 1800x. Taken from my backyard this week. [OC]

Swiss citizens are due to vote in a referendum which could see their country become only the second in the world to ban synthetic pesticides.

Science Made Simple: What Are Sterile Neutrinos?

Voyage 2050 Sets Sail: Planning Pivotal Space Science Missions of the Future

Check Mars weather daily on the NASA Mars page. Today is a moderately sunny spring day with a balmy temperature of -20 degrees Celsius. And a clear night with -72.

Music listening near bedtime disruptive to sleep, study finds