A mixed bag

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A WTO ruling could be the beginning of the end for farm subsidies worldwide.  Hey, imagine that, the farmers would have to figure out how to compete on merit.... but you can bet we won't be getting any of the $2 billion back that the US hands out every year in agricultural subsidies.  Congress will find something to spend it on.

A new class of "hot Jupiters" have been found, orbiting within 2 million miles of their stars, so close that they complete an orbit in less than 48 hours.

New studies from the Hubble telescope's deep field camera have raised troubling questions about galaxy formation.  It seems there are too many galaxies at some times in the deep past, and not enough at others.

Think your ex was a parasite?  New research suggests that parasitism is how sex started.