Top news for December 21, 2008

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Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90

The Heart Drug Pelacarsen Fails, Shocking Novartis and Cardiologists

Author Lise Barnéoud on the bizarre and provoking world of microchimerism — when cells from one person live in another, genetically distinct individual

James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy's rarest stars inside the 'Treasure Chest' globule — Space photo of the week

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites, lands on ship at sea (video)

AI's water use is a problem, but shifting from electricity to solar or wind power could help

On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test

A Warning Sign of Heart Attack And Stroke May Show Up on Your Face

Laughter therapy may help people with chronic lung disease

APOD: 2026 September 7 – The Pelican Nebula in Gas, Dust, and Stars