{
  "id": 18511898,
  "title": "Why bandicoots and bilbies evolved such different snouts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/why-bandicoots-and-bilbies-evolved-such-different-snouts",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-06T14:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-bandicoots-bilbies-evolved-snouts.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Why does a quenda have a short, sturdy snout, while its relative the bilby has such a remarkably long one? New research led by Murdoch University's Harry Butler Institute suggests millions of years of adaptation to different environments across Australia and New Guinea may help explain the difference.",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}