{
  "id": 15766932,
  "title": "The World's Tallest Trees Seem to Struggle to Make Their Own Food During Heat Waves, Leaving Them Vulnerable as the World Warms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/the-worlds-tallest-trees-seem-to-struggle-to-make-their-own-food",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-worlds-tallest-trees-seem-to-struggle-to-make-their-own-food-during-heat-waves-leaving-them-vulnerable-as-the-world-warms-180989714/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Coast redwoods, which grow only from central California to southern Oregon, slow photosynthesis when temperatures ramp up, according to a new study. Scientists worry about the towering plants' future amid climate change",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}