{
  "id": 15641134,
  "title": "Sled Dogs' Stubby Legs May Have Helped Humans Travel the Arctic for More Than 9,000 Years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/sled-dogs-stubby-legs-may-have-helped-humans-travel-the-arctic-for",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T18:10:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discover Magazine",
    "slug": "discover-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.discovermagazine.com/sled-dogs-stubby-legs-may-have-helped-humans-travel-the-arctic-for-more-than-9-000-years-49827"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Learn how thousands of years of living and working with humans have shaped sled dogs' legs. And why stubby limbs are the key to pulling sleds across the Arctic.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}