{
  "id": 19253321,
  "title": "Starling numbers are declining—we're investigating whether their spectacular murmuration displays are changing too",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/starling-numbers-are-declining-were-investigating-whether-their",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:20:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-starling-declining-spectacular-murmuration-displays.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Every autumn, from city centers to wetlands, starling murmurations attract crowds of spectators. Thousands of birds fill the sky, twisting and turning in extraordinary waves as the sun sets. An entire flock moves as one, creating shapes that shift and dissolve as quickly as they appear.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}