Top news for December 21, 2008

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Hurricane Ida could slam into Louisiana just shy of Category 5

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

Naturalized Parrots Of The World — Review

Ida is expected to gain strength as it churns toward Louisiana.

Billion-Dollar Fish By Kevin Bailey — Review

Martian Dust Storms Play a Huge Role in Drying Out the Red Planet

Volcanoes Could Be Responsible For The First Puffs of Oxygen on Earth

Scientists Discover How Neuro-Immune Interactions Burn Deep Fat

Japan Tests Exploding Rocket Engine for the First Time in Space (rotary detonation engine)

Researchers develop groundbreaking new rocket-propulsion system