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  "id": 19665430,
  "title": "Ant colonies defy aging patterns as death risk falls and reproduction rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ant-colonies-defy-aging-patterns-as-death-risk-falls-and-reproduction",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-ant-colonies-defy-aging-patterns.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Getting older usually brings a higher risk of death and declining reproduction. Yet for western harvester ant colonies, the opposite occurs. As a colony gets older, it becomes less likely to die and more likely to reproduce.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}