{
  "id": 732297,
  "title": "Mammal ancestors were giving birth to live young 236 million years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/mammal-ancestors-were-giving-birth-to-live-young-236-million-years-ago",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584319-mammal-ancestors-were-giving-birth-to-live-young-236-million-years-ago/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Almost all mammals give birth rather than laying eggs, and we have new clues about when they began to do so",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}