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  "id": 16762384,
  "title": "Clues from the Dead Sea could explain ancient drying of the Mediterranean",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/clues-from-the-dead-sea-could-explain-ancient-drying-of-the",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-27T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2596000-clues-from-the-dead-sea-could-explain-ancient-drying-of-the-mediterranean/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have happened in the Mediterranean 5.5 million years ago",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}