{
  "id": 16823216,
  "title": "D. rex: Giant New Fungus Species Discovered in China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/d-rex-giant-new-fungus-species-discovered-in-china",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:47:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
    "slug": "sci-news",
    "url": "https://www.sci.news/biology/dianjunus-rex-15158.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A pale-yellow fungus up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, growing from the roots of dying trees in China’s Yunnan province, belongs to a lineage that may have originated in the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction. The post D. rex: Giant New Fungus Species Discovered in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}