Top news for December 21, 2008

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New plastic made from DNA is biodegradable and easy to recycle

Rocket launch today: SpaceX launching US spy satellite in morning liftoff

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

CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Reach All-Time High In 2020-2021, But Here Are Some Promising Signs

C.D.C. Endorses Covid Vaccine Booster Shots for All Adults

Even Tiny, Very Hungry Caterpillars Have a Large Impact on Carbon Emissions

There’s $700 Trillion Worth of Gold in Seawater! Can We Extract It? [Video]

Can Holistic Conservation Save the Sumatran Rhino?

Ancient Pine Cone Trapped in Amber Shows a Super-Rare Form of Plant 'Parenting'

[Astra] CONFIRMED: LV0007 has successfully reached orbit