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Phil Plait

Bad Astronomy

Where has the BA Book been, Part XIV: Federation Edition

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Studying wheat health

Learn how a pair of kinases could help plant scientists engineer crops resistant to infectious diseases and boost wheat's immunity.

New Tech Could Help Wheat, a Global Food Source, Fight Disease Like Stem Rust

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While trilobites, like the ones pictured here, survived for millions of years, they did not survive the "Great Dying." However, clams took over the oceans in the aftermath of the end-Permian extinction, along with oysters, snails, and slugs.

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Learn about the climate changes that followed the end-Permian extinction, allowing select species to take over the planet’s oceans. 

Warm Waters Helped Some Species Thrive After Earth’s Great Dying

Red galaxy

Learn about a new observation of a galaxy emitting ultraviolet light that broke through the early universe's dense fog.

Light Emitted by a Distant Galaxy Pierces Through the Early Universe's Fog

Where has the BA Book been, Part XIV: Federation Edition

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