{
  "id": 12176058,
  "title": "Extinct bovine species discovered in Siberia reveals lost relative of yaks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/extinct-bovine-species-discovered-in-siberia-reveals-lost-relative-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T15:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-extinct-bovine-species-siberia-reveals.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "DNA analyses of ancient remains have revealed a previously unknown extinct bovine species that inhabited southern Siberia during and even before the last ice age. The extinct species was related to modern yaks but followed a separate evolutionary path for hundreds of thousands of years. The findings are published in Current Biology.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/extinct-yak-relative-discovered-from-dna-in-denisova-cave",
        "published": "2026-10-05T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}