{
  "id": 1055075,
  "title": "A 60-year-old theory about ants, bees and wasps may be wrong",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/a-60-year-old-theory-about-ants-bees-and-wasps-may-be-wrong",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:25:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260813045552.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have long thought an unusual genetic system helped ants, bees, and wasps evolve their extraordinary social colonies. A massive new analysis suggests that genetics alone can’t explain it—and the real secret may lie in other traits unique to these insects.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}