Top news for December 21, 2008

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Scientists Untangle the Biology of an ‘Undruggable’ Cancer Gene

APOD: 2026 October 3 – Selfie at Vera Rubin Ridge

National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress

Moon To Hide Jupiter In A Spectacular Sky Show On Tuesday

Tapeworm Treatment Shows Early Effectiveness Against Endometriosis

Antarctica’s Blood Falls teems with mysterious microbial life (Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.)

A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean’s ‘Deep Reefs’

These Birds Are Louder Than Elephants, Jackhammers and Chain Saws

Could we ever create artificial gravity on a spaceship?

This Sea Creature Looks Like Poop. It May Also Live For 120 Years.