{
  "id": 12889078,
  "title": "This “golden tree” coral was too strange for any known family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/this-golden-tree-coral-was-too-strange-for-any-known-family",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T13:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261007042116.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A brilliant yellow coral discovered off Costa Rica proved so unusual that scientists had to create an entirely new family to classify it. The meter-tall colonies rise from seafloors covered in brittle stars, inspiring the Tolkien-inspired name Laurinque elenya, or “golden tree of the stars.” Advanced genetic analysis revealed that the coral belongs to a previously unknown evolutionary lineage.",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}