{
  "id": 2184771,
  "title": "How sex sheds evolutionary baggage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/how-sex-sheds-evolutionary-baggage",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-20T14:40:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-sex-evolutionary-baggage.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Why is there sex—or, more precisely, sexual reproduction? If you're an evolutionary biologist, the answer isn't obvious. Sexual reproduction is biologically costly, requiring not only competition for mates but also the creation of entire populations in which only half the individuals can give birth. That reality has led scientists to wonder why it arose in the first place. After all, in asexual…",
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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."
}