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  "id": 277646,
  "title": "Birdsong follows a fundamental law of human language",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/birdsong-follows-a-fundamental-law-of-human-language",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-07T18:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Scientific American",
    "slug": "scientific-american",
    "url": "https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/birdsong-follows-a-fundamental-law-of-human-language/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A fundamental law of human language has now been found in both songbirds and whales",
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Birdsong and whale song show patterns similar to human language",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/birdsong-and-whale-song-show-patterns-similar-to-human-language",
        "published": "2026-08-07T18:00:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Discover Magazine",
        "title": "Birdsong and Whale Songs Share a Surprising Similarity With Human Language",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/birdsong-and-whale-songs-share-a-surprising-similarity-with-human",
        "published": "2026-08-07T20:16:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}