Top news for December 21, 2008

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Brightest gamma-ray burst of all time came from the collapse of a massive star

Up to a Trillion Cicadas Are About to Emerge in the U.S.

Highlights From the Total Solar Eclipse’s Dark Path Through the U.S., Mexico and Canada

24 Hours at a Makeshift Refuge for Migrants in the California Wilderness

The Push for a Better Dengue Vaccine Grows More Urgent

Texas Surgeon Is Accused of Secretly Denying Liver Transplants

Australia's first locally-made orbital rocket goes vertical for the first time

Nature’s Architects: Researchers Discover the Secret of How Termites Build Their Giant Nests

The Lifelong Cost of Surviving COVID: Scientists Uncover Long-Term Effects

Eclipse in Motion: Dramatic Space Footage of the Total Solar Eclipse