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Readers are curious about dark matter, plastics' effects on pollination and Percy's selfies

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Two dark matter experiments have spotted signs of neutrinos knocking into atomic nuclei in their detectors.

The finding portends a future obstacle for the detectors, Emily Conover says.

Electrostatically charged wings of moths and butterflies could draw pollen out of nearby flowers without the insects needing to land on the blooms.

Microplastics could also interfere with pollination, an ecologist says.

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