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Metallic flowers behind bee decline?

Researchers are investigating evidence that pesticides may be killing off bumblebees, but research at the University of Pittsburgh points toward another potential cause: flowers contaminated with metallic pollution. Appearing in the journal Environmental Pollution, the Pitt study shows that bumblebees are at risk of ingesting toxic amounts of metals like aluminum and nickel found in […]

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