{
  "id": 15902696,
  "title": "Bering Sea heat wave linked to a surprising boom in the number of hybrid crabs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/bering-sea-heat-wave-linked-to-a-surprising-boom-in-the-number-of",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-bering-sea-linked-boom-hybrid.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Marine heat waves are usually seen as destructive events that can disrupt entire ocean ecosystems and trigger massive environmental damage. In 2018 and 2019, an extreme heat wave hit the Bering Sea, causing spring sea ice levels to plummet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}