{
  "id": 57520,
  "title": "A cooperative approach to reproductive success",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/a-cooperative-approach-to-reproductive-success",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-02T20:40:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cooperative-approach-reproductive-success.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fertilization is often imagined as a frantic race, with millions of sperm competing for a single prize. But new research by a team of evolutionary biologists from Syracuse University, the University of Siena in Italy and the University of Szeged in Hungary reveals a more surprising reality, where success can depend less on competition and more on cooperation.",
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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."
}