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  "title": "New research discovers the twisty secret behind the narwhal's unusually straight tusk",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/new-research-discovers-the-twisty-secret-behind-the-narwhals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/research-narwhal-tusks-9.7311464"
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  "summary": "The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, explains how it's actually two opposing spirals that counteract each other and allow the tusk to grow straight.",
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