{
  "id": 15824401,
  "title": "Shipwrecks can become thriving reefs, but may contain hidden toxic time bombs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/shipwrecks-can-become-thriving-reefs-but-may-contain-hidden-toxic",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-20T23:40:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-shipwrecks-reefs-hidden-toxic.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Late last year, scientists in Germany published findings on a World War II munitions dump in the Baltic Sea. Some may dismiss the dump as hazardous waste, but to marine biologists it was something far more exciting: a thriving ecosystem.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}