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  1. Animals

    What bees did during the Great American Eclipse

    A rare study of bees during a total solar eclipse finds that the insects buzzed around as usual — until totality.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Plants

    50 years ago, a 550-year-old seed sprouted

    Old seeds can sprout new plants even after centuries of dormancy.

    By Tina Hesman Saey
  3. Earth

    These light-loving bacteria may survive surprisingly deep underground

    Traces of cyanobacteria DNA suggest that the microbes live deep below Earth’s surface.

    By Jennifer Leman
  4. Health & Medicine

    Nearly 2 million U.S. adult nonsmokers vape

    A new study finds that an estimated 1.9 million U.S.