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  1. Climate

    Meet Chonkus, the mutant cyanobacteria that could help sink climate change

    The mutant of the lab-studied Synechococcus elongatus has traits good for ocean carbon storage.

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  2. Animals

    Bees flying near cars are dying by the millions, a roadkill study suggests

    Scientists in Utah put sticky traps on car bumpers to tally how many bees get hit on a typical trip. The broader toll is immense, they estimate.

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  3. Astronomy

    A star winked out of sight. Could it be a ‘failed supernova’? 

    The dramatic dimming of a star in the nearby Andromeda galaxy could mark the birth of a black hole.

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  4. For deep-diving whales, plastic garbage may ‘sound’ like food

    Experiments show that the acoustic signature of plastic and prey is similar.