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  "id": 15072957,
  "title": "Rabbits were a medieval royal luxury in England—until the Black Death made them commonplace",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/rabbits-were-a-medieval-royal-luxury-in-england-until-the-black-death",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-16T23:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-rabbits-medieval-royal-luxury-england.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European rabbit is a common sight in the British countryside today. Yet it was not always so. They are not native to the British Isles and are one of the most devastating invasive species.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}