Top news for December 21, 2008

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Trump Tracker: Firings, lawsuits, and U.S. science in chaos

Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?

Greenpeace Faces Tough Start in Trial Over Dakota Access Pipeline Protests

U.S.A.I.D. Memos Detail Human Costs of Cuts to Foreign Aid

Giving Up Your Phone For Just 3 Days Can Reshape Your Brain Activity

First US Measles Death in 10 Years: Expert Explains How to Protect Yourself

Can Antidepressants Make You Gain Weight? A 6-Year Study Says Yes

Scientists Just Discovered an RNA That Repairs DNA Damage – And It’s a Game-Changer

Fast Radio Burst Traced Back to The Last Place We Expected

Astronomers Just Found a Star System That Shouldn’t Exist Near a Supermassive Black Hole