{
  "id": 1907695,
  "title": "Italian scientists bet on octopus to fight crab invasion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/italian-scientists-bet-on-octopus-to-fight-crab-invasion-1907695",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T08:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
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    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-italian-scientists-octopus-crab-invasion.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "From a fishing trawler in the Adriatic, Italian scientists gently release thousands of tiny octopuses in the hope of fighting an invasive crab species that has devastated local fisheries.",
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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."
}