{
  "id": 15668187,
  "title": "Who speaks for Mars? Scientists call for ethical debate before terraforming begins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/who-speaks-for-mars-scientists-call-for-ethical-debate-before",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-19T22:20:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-scientists-ethical-debate-terraforming.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Transforming Mars into a more Earth-like world could irreversibly destroy scientific evidence about the planet's history and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. In an opinion article published in Eos, a team of Dutch, French and U.S. planetary scientists and ethicists warns that humanity risks destroying Mars' scientific record before it has been fully explored.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Ghana Business News",
        "title": "Scientists call for stronger action against health misinformation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/scientists-call-for-stronger-action-against-health-misinformation",
        "published": "2026-10-19T14:46:35.000Z"
      }
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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."
}