{
  "id": 15759106,
  "title": "Locusts get a sensory assist from nanomaterials—helping them detect more chemicals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/locusts-get-a-sensory-assist-from-nanomaterials-helping-them-detect",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T14:40:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-locusts-sensory-nanomaterials-chemicals.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists have long explored the idea of using insects as our agents in the field in places where humans won't fit or survive. Imagine a cockroach in an earthquake zone, able to skitter into the rubble to map out exactly where human chemical signatures can be found, or a grasshopper leaping through a minefield to bring back a map of the bombs based on the vapors it encountered.",
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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."
}