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  "id": 16655398,
  "title": "What is 'human composting'—and how does it work?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/what-is-human-composting-and-how-does-it-work-16655398",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-26T19:40:02.000Z",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-human-composting.html"
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  "summary": "What should happen to your body after you die? It's hardly a topic you'd bring up over dinner, but it's a decision that will eventually need to be made, either by you or by those you leave behind.",
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        "title": "What is ‘human composting’ – and how does it work?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/what-is-human-composting-and-how-does-it-work",
        "published": "2026-10-26T04:43:57.000Z"
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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."
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