{
  "id": 3973705,
  "title": "Bumblebees may self-medicate when exposed to fungal infections",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/bumblebees-may-self-medicate-when-exposed-to-fungal-infections",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-28T13:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-bumblebees-medicate-exposed-fungal-infections.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There is an old saying that nature is the best medicine, and it turns out bumblebees might agree. A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science suggests that buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) may self-medicate when exposed to a fungal brood disease.",
  "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."
}