Top news for December 21, 2008

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The worse climate change gets, the harder it becomes to stop it

How to watch 'Blue Planet III' online: Stream David Attenborough's spectacular new series

'Now you actually have a blood test': Psychiatry's bible, the DSM, is getting upgraded to include biological markers. A psychiatrist explains what that means for mental health.

The Brain Injury That Made Edward Freytag a Musical Genius

NASA's Voyager 1 probe bounces back from communications glitch in interstellar space

7 stunning Weather Photographer of the Year photos that capture the beauty and power of our planet

'We're looking at how a bear sees the world': From forest trails to 'Sims for Bears,' researchers are learning how grizzlies navigate a fragmented wilderness

2,800-year-old tomb in Siberia has evidence of the earliest use of cannabis — possibly as a way to calm human sacrifice victims

Andy Weir says his new sci-fi audio drama 'Exoplanet' is a way to 'revive the old art of radio plays' (interview)

Stunning Image of Our Satellite-Choked Night Skies