5/16/2019: Incentives for saving aren't working - Downtown Buzz: Bees get new home atop hotel

Today's Article: Incentives for saving aren't working
From: The Morning Call
Readability Score: 12.2

Why does saving matter?

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Today's Alternate Article: Downtown Buzz: Bees get new home atop hotel
Readability Score: 8.3

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11/8/2018: Study says weedkiller weakens bees by messing with their microbiomes - Georgia City Bans Annoying Woman

Today's Article: Study says weedkiller weakens bees by messing with their microbiomes
From: Popular Science
Readability Score: 13.6

For more than a decade, millions of bees around the world have been dying mysteriously. A new study suggests that a popular weedkiller may be a factor, not by killing them directly, but by weakening the enzymes that help them resist other diseases. What should happen now?

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Readability Score: 9.7

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4/12/2018: A sperm whale died from eating 64 pounds of plastic litter, marine experts say - High School Student's Ingenious Solution Could Save Bees from Drinking Poisonous Water

Today's Article: A sperm whale died from eating 64 pounds of plastic litter, marine experts say
From: The Sacramento Bee
Readability Score: 12.9

We all know litter is a problem. How much trash is in our oceans? How is it affecting marine life? What can be done? Take a look at today's article for some eye-opening information, then watch Sustainable Oceans and Seas!

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Today's Alternate Article: High School Student's Ingenious Solution Could Save Bees from Drinking Poisonous Water
Readability Score: 9.8

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3/7/2017: Family Hopes to Bring Attention to Daughter's Rare Disease - Could A Bumblebee Learn To Play Fetch? Probably

Today's Article: Family Hopes to Bring Attention to Daughter's Rare Disease
From: ABC News
Readability Score: 10.5

Ellie McGinn suffers from a rare genetic disorder that affects her brain and spinal cord.

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Today's Alternate Article: Could A Bumblebee Learn To Play Fetch? Probably
Readability Score: 9.8

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9/7/2016: FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed From Consumer Soaps - County Sprays For Mosquitoes But Accidentally Takes Out Millions Of Bees

Today's Article: FDA Orders Antibacterials Removed From Consumer Soaps
From: NBC News
Readability Score: 10.9

Say goodbye to those "antibacterial" soaps.

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Today's Alternate Article: County Sprays For Mosquitoes But Accidentally Takes Out Millions Of Bees
Readability Score: 8.2

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