{
  "id": 10951256,
  "title": "Pompeii’s 2,000-year-old eruption just gave scientists a better clock for Earth’s past",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/pompeiis-2-000-year-old-eruption-just-gave-scientists-a-better-clock",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:37:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260928100531.htm"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mount Vesuvius’ famous 79 CE eruption has given scientists a remarkably precise benchmark for dating events deep in Earth’s past. The improved technique could sharpen the timelines of volcanic eruptions, asteroid impacts, extinctions, and other major moments in geological history.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Physics World",
        "title": "Scientists explain how a 300 TeV photon could reach Earth",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/scientists-explain-how-a-300-tev-photon-could-reach-earth",
        "published": "2026-09-30T08:10:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}