{
  "id": 16465324,
  "title": "Oil Spills Wreak Havoc on the Bottom of the Ocean, Even a Decade Later",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/oil-spills-wreak-havoc-on-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-even-a-decade-later-16465324",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-25T10:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Wired Science",
    "slug": "wired-science",
    "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/oil-spills-wreak-havoc-on-the-bottom-of-the-ocean-even-a-decade-later/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.",
  "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."
}