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Phil Plait

Bad Astronomy

WANT Part IX: Levitating TARDIS edition

The end Cretaceous Northern Hemisphere fauna was dominated by Tyrannosaurids (such as Tyrannosaurus rex), hadrosaurs and ceratopsian ornithischian dinosaurs. (Image Credit: Pedro Salas and Sergey Krasovskiy.)

Evolution after the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum

New study adds to contentious debate about when, where, and how the massive dinosaur evolved.

The Tyrannosaurus Rex Origin Story May Not Have Started in North America

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Forensic DNA

Though the program has obvious crime-fighting uses, it could also pose some legal and ethical challenges.

Crime Scene Investigators Could Soon Identify a Suspect's Face From DNA

Rug of biomass. (Image Courtesy of: Cheng Li /Oregon State University)

Rug of biomass

Learn more about Ca. Electrothrix yaqonensis, a new species of cable bacteria — named after the Yaqona people — that could assist in environmental cleanup and produce better biomedical devices.

Electricity-Conducting Bacteria Could Help Advance Environmental Cleanup

The magnificent Flower Moon of May 2020 seen from Hertford, UK. (Image Credit: Sandra Standbridge/Shutterstock) 

Flower Moon

Learn about May's upcoming full moon, the Flower Moon of 2025, and find out what makes it worth watching. 

May's Flower Moon Will Soon Enrich the Sky, Symbolizing Spring Blooms

Image of a human skeleton not associated with the study. (Image Credit: Mehaniq/Shutterstock) 

Close up of human skeleton

Learn more about the historic hospital in Milan, where thousands of buried bodies provide an unprecedented look into the medical treatments of the 17th century. 

What the Crypts of the Ca’ Granda Hospital Can Tell Us About 17th-Century Medicine

The site of Chavin de Huantar in modern-day Peru hosts several monumental buildings overseeing a large plaza, located at an elevation of 10,000 ft. (Image Credit: Daniel Contreras)

WANT Part IX: Levitating TARDIS edition

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