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  "id": 3835673,
  "title": "Bumblebees May Self-Medicate when Their Colony Faces Fungal Pathogen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bumblebees-may-self-medicate-when-their-colony-faces-fungal-pathogen",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-27T22:38:48.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/biology/bumblebee-self-medication-15024.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) exposed to a brood-killing fungus shifted their foraging habits toward nectar laced with a natural antimicrobial compound, offering a rare glimpse of behavior consistent with self-medication in a social insect. The post Bumblebees May Self-Medicate when Their Colony Faces Fungal Pathogen…",
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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."
}