{
  "id": 1487791,
  "title": "Two eyeless shrimp-like species found in Japan's groundwater are new to science",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/two-eyeless-shrimp-like-species-found-in-japans-groundwater-are-new",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-eyeless-shrimp-species-japan-groundwater.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Researchers have identified two new species in the genus Bogidiella, small shrimp-like amphipods that live in subterranean aquatic environments, from cave waters on the Ryukyu Islands, a subtropical island chain in southwestern Japan. These creatures are clear products of their underground aquatic environment, often lacking pigmentation and eyes, with elongated appendages and reduced swimming…",
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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."
}