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  "id": 691718,
  "title": "New evidence helps solve how earliest birds took flight",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/new-evidence-helps-solve-how-earliest-birds-took-flight",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T18:20:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-evidence-earliest-birds-flight.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The first bird to inhabit Earth used its robust hind legs to make two or three powerful leaps while flapping its way to flight, according to a study by the University of Southampton published in Developmental Biology.",
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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."
}