{
  "id": 3299502,
  "title": "Genetic evidence reveals how goosegrass colonized a newly formed volcanic island",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/genetic-evidence-reveals-how-goosegrass-colonized-a-newly-formed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-genetic-evidence-reveals-goosegrass-colonized.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Opportunities to directly observe how life colonizes newly formed land and how ecosystems subsequently develop are exceedingly rare. In a study published in the Journal of Plant Research, researchers at University of Tsukuba used genetic analyses to investigate the origin of Eleusine indica, a grass species found on Nishinoshima, an active volcanic island in the northwestern Pacific south of…",
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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."
}