{
  "id": 16045612,
  "title": "Birds are more afraid of women than men. Scientists have no idea why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/birds-are-more-afraid-of-women-than-men-scientists-have-no-idea-why",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T12:06:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261021231250.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists have uncovered a strange pattern in urban bird behavior: Across five European countries and 37 species, birds consistently fled sooner when approached by women than men. Researchers have no clear explanation for the difference, raising intriguing questions about how birds recognize and respond to humans.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}