{
  "id": 17196292,
  "title": "The 12 strangest science stories we can’t stop thinking about",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/the-12-strangest-science-stories-we-cant-stop-thinking-about",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T07:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2591690-the-12-strangest-science-stories-we-cant-stop-thinking-about/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "From subconscious finger sniffing to rats driving cars, New Scientist staff have reported on many weird, wild or utterly bonkers discoveries and inventions in the 70 years since we began",
  "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."
}