Top news for December 21, 2008

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Ian Hacking, Eminent Philosopher of Science and Much Else, Dies at 87

Doing This One Thing Makes Insomnia Even Worse, Psychologists Warn

Hubble Explores Aftermath of Catastrophic Stellar Explosion in NGC 298

First Signs of Rare Higgs Boson Decay Discovered by Physicists

Microbes Discovered in the Alps and Arctic That Can Digest Plastic at Low Temperatures

MBR Explorer: UAE Plans Space Mission to Explore Asteroid Belt

Nigeria Has A New President, But A Familiar Debate About Medical Tourism

Babies can identify people's faces from just 4 months old

Blood Pressure Monitoring at Your Fingertips: Super Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment

Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain’s “Internal Compass”