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  "id": 10698476,
  "title": "Nature-strip gardens boost biodiversity, bugs and social benefits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/nature-strip-gardens-boost-biodiversity-bugs-and-social-benefits",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-29T13:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-nature-gardens-boost-biodiversity-bugs.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "University of Melbourne researchers have found that planting native gardens on suburban nature strips can boost urban biodiversity, with insect numbers increasing sevenfold and the number of species approximately doubling.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}