The American Bumblebee Has Vanished From Eight States

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

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Bias: -3.72
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I guess the Smithsonian and Live Science's political bias may vary depending on the article writer but they are good for their source references apparently. Not much help here, but I suspect their is some left leaning bias in this particular article.