{
  "id": 20195093,
  "title": "Giant, prehistoric rodent fossils discovered in southern Thailand",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/giant-prehistoric-rodent-fossils-discovered-in-southern-thailand",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-15T15:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-giant-prehistoric-rodent-fossils-southern.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An international team of paleontologists, including researchers from McGill University, has discovered \"remarkably large\" rodent fossils in the pit of a mine in southern Thailand. The finding, published in Scientific Reports, provides a new perspective on the early manifestation of rodent gigantism—the process by which animals evolve to become larger—demonstrating that the evolutionary history of…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Wired",
        "title": "New Species of Giant Fungus Discovered in China Grows up to 20 Inches Tall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/new-species-of-giant-fungus-discovered-in-china-grows-up-to-20-inches",
        "published": "2026-11-15T10:00:00.000Z"
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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."
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