{
  "id": 19724429,
  "title": "Europe's look-alike Alpine newts turn out to be five distinct species",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/europes-look-alike-alpine-newts-turn-out-to-be-five-distinct-species",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-12T22:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-europe-alike-alpine-newts-distinct.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "What scientists until recently called the Alpine newt has turned out to be five different species, following genetic research by Leiden biologists. One of these species was even new to science and has now been given a name: Mesotriton similis.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}