{
  "id": 3519890,
  "title": "Tiny bees, big job: tracking pesticide pollution in Africa’s water",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/tiny-bees-big-job-tracking-pesticide-pollution-in-africas-water",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T13:28:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mail and Guardian",
    "slug": "mail-and-guardian",
    "url": "https://mg.co.za/the-green-guardian/2026-08-26-tiny-bees-big-job-tracking-pesticide-pollution-in-africa-s-water/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers at the University of Pretoria propose using honey bees as low-cost bioindicators to detect pesticide pollution in sub-Saharan Africa's water, addressing critical gaps in environmental monitoring.",
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  "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."
}