Top news for December 21, 2008

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No cities on the moon—there isn't enough water, scientists say

Improved climate forecasts alone won’t protect Africa’s poorest farmers

Only 1 out of every 5 amphibian type localities in Ecuador are in protected areas

Q&A: Is decentralized finance truly independent from traditional markets?

Guldhøj folding chair: The only completely preserved chair from Bronze Age Europe

World's oldest evidence of habitual drug use traced back 25,000 years to Indonesia

'America's Nobel' prizes go to sleep and hemophilia researchers, and to Michael J. Fox for Parkinson's advocacy

Mercury Is Shrinking, and Faster Than We Thought

I've chased the 'false dawn' for years — this is the week to find and photograph it

Perseid meteors meet mesmerizing star trails over Egypt's Western Desert