Top news for December 21, 2008

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Change in gene code may explain how human ancestors lost tails

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Lead-Tainted Applesauce Highlights Failings in Food Safety System

A Fading Weapon in the HIV Fight: Condoms

The Metal Scar of a Devoured Planet Reveals A Zombie Star's Cannibalistic Past

Beyond Moore’s Law: New Strategy for Developing Highly Versatile Electronics With Outstanding Performance Discovered

Japan Moon lander survives lunar night

Comets: Why study them? What can they teach us about finding life beyond Earth?

Three new moons have been discovered around Uranus and Neptune; to be named after Shakespearean characters and Greek goddesses