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  1. Astronomy

    Aliens ruled out for why Tabby’s star flickers

    The first real-time observations of Tabby’s star flickering put the final nail in the “alien megastructure” coffin.

    By Lisa Grossman
  2. Microbes

    These disease-fighting bacteria produce echoes detectable by ultrasound

    Ultrasound can help keep tabs on genetically modified bacteria to better fight disease inside the body.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Artificial Intelligence

    Ask AI: How not to kill online conversations

    Tips on not being a conversation-killer, courtesy of an AI that studied over 60,000 Reddit threads.

    By Maria Temming
  4. Animals

    Robot fish shows how the deepest vertebrate in the sea takes the pressure

    Tests with a robot snailfish reveal why the deep-sea fish has mysterious goo in its body.