{
  "id": 16762325,
  "title": "Scientists reveal the staggering number of bat deaths at wind turbines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/scientists-reveal-the-staggering-number-of-bat-deaths-at-wind-turbines",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:29:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-scientists-reveal-staggering-deaths-turbines.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bat populations across the United States face numerous threats, and one of the biggest may be the number of collisions with wind turbines. According to the most comprehensive study of the problem to date, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, more than 18 million bats may have died at wind energy facilities between 1981 and 2024.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}