{
  "id": 2917867,
  "title": "Sediments reveal secrets from before the Great Barrier Reef was underwater",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/sediments-reveal-secrets-from-before-the-great-barrier-reef-was",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T01:56:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/work-underway-to-uncover-reef-secrets-before-it-was-underwater/107058784"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tens of thousands of years ago, the Great Barrier Reef was above water. Whether it was grassland, rainforest, or mangrove swamp is something researchers and Indigenous rangers are trying to uncover.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}