Top news for December 21, 2008

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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates

Walter Massey, a Physicist With a Higher Calling

Abel Prize for 2024 Won by Michel Talagrand for Studies of Universe’s Randomness

Following Measles Outbreaks, Officials Grow Wary of Renewed Threat

Frans de Waal, Who Found the Origins of Morality in Apes, Dies at 75

8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life. Few see Biden or Trump as especially religious.

Astronomers Discover Surprising Radio Signals Emanating From the Sun

First-of-Its-Kind 'Quantum Tornado' Achieves Record-Breaking Black Hole Mimicry

Unlocking the Mystery of Cognitive Decline Before Dementia

Eggs Use a 'Zipper' to Block Extra Sperm: It May Lead to Non-Hormonal Contraception