Top news for December 21, 2008

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On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager smashes the sound barrier.

How Archaeology Could Help Deal With A New, Old Enemy: Climate Change

Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated

The Weird Case of a Man 3 Doctors Declared Dead Who Woke Up Just Before His Autopsy

Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic: Progress Toward One Drug To Treat All Coronaviruses

Fauci Wants to Make Vaccines for the Next Pandemic Before It Hits

Exploring Earth From Space: Tarso Toussidé – Volcanic Massif

NASA’s Webb Space Telescope to Explore a Neighboring, Dusty Planetary System

DNA Has Four Bases. Some Viruses Swap in a Fifth

Dozens of Baby Hawks Jumped to their Deaths from Nests in Oregon amid Heatwave: ‘They had no choice’