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  "id": 3328733,
  "title": "Our Ancient Ancestors May Have Climbed Trees with ‘Monkey’ Feet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/our-ancient-ancestors-may-have-climbed-trees-with-monkey-feet",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:41:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sci.News",
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    "url": "https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/human-chimpanzee-last-common-ancestor-feet-15015.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "An enduring debate in paleoanthropology asks what kind of foot the last common ancestor (LCA) of humans and chimpanzees had: one built like a modern ape’s for climbing straight up trees, or one built more like a generalized monkey’s, less suited to vertical climbing. The post Our Ancient Ancestors May Have Climbed Trees with ‘Monkey’ Feet appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News .",
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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."
}