{
  "id": 6307830,
  "title": "Why should we care if there aren't any squished insects on our windshield?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/why-should-we-care-if-there-arent-any-squished-insects-on-our",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-08T17:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-squished-insects-windshield.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "This summer, you may have wondered why you are seeing so few insects squished on your car's windshield compared with a road trip several years ago.",
  "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."
}