{
  "id": 1965763,
  "title": "Shrews exhibit reversible size changes in their skulls and noses to get through the winter",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/shrews-exhibit-reversible-size-changes-in-their-skulls-and-noses-to",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-shrews-reversible-size-skulls-noses.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scientists had previously observed that some species of shrews undergo a form of biological plasticity in which their bodies, skulls, brains and some organs shrink in the winter, then regrow in the spring. Now, a new study in Japan, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, has taken a closer look at this phenomenon and found that shrews' snouts exhibit an inverse…",
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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."
}