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  "id": 3399017,
  "title": "Forces deep inside Earth helped Antarctica freeze before the Arctic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/forces-deep-inside-earth-helped-antarctica-freeze-before-the-arctic",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:12:46.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260823094154.htm"
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Scientists may have solved the mystery of why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic. Slow-moving waves deep inside Earth gradually lifted East Antarctica, building mountains and a high plateau where snow and ice could survive even in a much warmer world. Once glaciers took hold, their bright surfaces reflected sunlight and helped cool the region further.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth’s mini-greenhouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-lush-knee-high-jungle-grows-in-the-arctic-but-warming-is-changing-3271267",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:05:51.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth’s mini-greenhouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-lush-knee-high-jungle-grows-in-the-arctic-but-warming-is-changing",
        "published": "2026-08-25T13:23:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "A lush knee-high jungle grows in the Arctic, but warming is changing Earth's mini-greenhouse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/a-lush-knee-high-jungle-grows-in-the-arctic-but-warming-is-changing-3306709",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:43:19.000Z"
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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."
}