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  "id": 6764376,
  "title": "Planes on a snake? Scientists discover various crab species hitching rides on sea snakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/planes-on-a-snake-scientists-discover-various-crab-species-hitching",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-11T13:40:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-planes-snake-scientists-crab-species.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Like all other snakes, sea snakes shed their skin as they grow. But because they live near the surface of the open ocean, they don't have the benefit of removing their old skin by slithering against a hard surface. Instead, they wriggle into a pretzel and use the friction generated by their scales to get the job done.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Scientists discover a new way a disease-linked protein comes apart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/scientists-discover-a-new-way-a-disease-linked-protein-comes-apart",
        "published": "2026-09-11T14:40:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}