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  "id": 1980172,
  "title": "The wild, gripping story of the psychedelic secreted by desert toads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/the-wild-gripping-story-of-the-psychedelic-secreted-by-desert-toads",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2585194-the-wild-gripping-story-of-the-psychedelic-secreted-by-desert-toads/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kimon de Greef's The Ego Trip chronicles the rise of a potent psychedelic drug, from the toads that secrete it to the man who claimed it has amazing powers. Olivia Goldhill discovers an extraordinary tale",
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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."
}