{
  "id": 6428487,
  "title": "Geologists reveal the Americas collided millions of years earlier than thought",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/geologists-reveal-the-americas-collided-millions-of-years-earlier",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T04:35:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ScienceDaily",
    "slug": "sciencedaily",
    "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/09/260907201608.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Volcanic rocks in Colombia are rewriting the timeline of the collision between Central and South America. Their magnetic signatures show that major tectonic deformation had already weakened by the late Miocene, suggesting the most intense collision occurred earlier than previously believed.",
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  "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."
}