Top news for December 21, 2008

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Scientists Solve a 70-Year Mystery Behind the Universe’s Strange Magnetic Fields

Iceland’s Chief ‘Lava Cooler’ Is Bracing for the Next Volcanic Eruption

Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia

Hidden deep-sea proteins could supercharge disease tests

A donut-shaped protein breaks apart to start bacterial cell division

Harvard Engineers Build Chip That Twists Light To Reveal Its Hidden “Handedness”

Physicists Reveal the Big Bang’s “Primordial Soup” Really Flowed Like a Liquid

The Seven Hour Explosion Nobody Could Explain

Scientists Unveil Cheaper and Faster Way To Extract Lithium From Massive Untouched Reserves

A New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet