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

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A new study is the first to document how cars may be contributing to the widespread loss of bees.

Roads are a double-edged sword for pollinators, says evolutionary ecologist Joseph Wilson of the University of Utah .

One car driving between Salt Lake City and Moab might kill 50 to 175 bees, the researchers estimated.

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