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Animals

Submerged bumblebee queens breathe underwater

Submerged bees breathe and use strategies that don’t require oxygen, lab tests show. In nature, that trick could help the bees survive floods.

Health & Medicine

‘Smart underwear’ measures how often humans fart

“Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.

Plants

Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms

Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.

Climate

Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing

Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins.