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  "id": 2158411,
  "title": "Spikes, claws and stingers have no single best shape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/spikes-claws-and-stingers-have-no-single-best-shape",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science News",
    "slug": "science-news",
    "url": "https://www.sciencenews.org/article/spike-claw-stinger-shape-piercing-tools"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A study of 143 piercing tools, from tusks to love darts, finds they trade off piercing ability for durability. And no one shape wins out.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}