Top news for December 21, 2008

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'Birdman' copper plate: A 700-year-old depiction of a Native American warrior that may be a woman holding a weapon and a severed head

Where Do Autoimmune Diseases Come From?

Lightest known pair of neutron stars proves Einstein right yet again

'The Russians were the problem in the end': Sailor Matt Rutherford on being intercepted by the FSB while attempting to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo

Sci-fi legend Alan Dean Foster on his new futuristic adventure 'Lost On Paradise': 'It's paradise until you get there, and then maybe you mess it up' (interview)

Trump Ties Disaster Aid to Votes as Midterm Fight Heats Up

On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1

James Webb telescope discovers surprising trove of metals around the Milky Way's supermassive black hole

Australian Zoo Plays Matchmaker for Giant Birds, and Big Green Eggs Are Proof

Baby manta rays hunker down close to coasts before facing the open ocean’s dangers