{
  "id": 12978623,
  "title": "Bees struggle to smell flowers when air pollutants combine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bees-struggle-to-smell-flowers-when-air-pollutants-combine",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T23:10:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-bees-struggle-air-pollutants-combine.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bees, moths and other pollinating insects have a harder time smelling flowers in polluted air, according to research led by the University of Reading. Scientists analyzed 22 experimental studies on how the air pollutants ozone and nitrogen oxides (NOx) affect pollinators. Both pollutants make it harder for pollinators to find flowers by breaking down or altering the scents that flowers give off.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}