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  "id": 773536,
  "title": "Mammal ancestors may have given live birth 90 million years earlier than we thought, rewriting evolutionary timelines",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/mammal-ancestors-may-have-given-live-birth-90-million-years-earlier",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T13:44:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Science",
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    "url": "https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/mammal-ancestors-may-have-given-live-birth-90-million-years-earlier-than-we-thought-rewriting-evolutionary-timelines"
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  "summary": "A distinctive growth ring in fossilized bones is revealing how an ancestral species in the mammalian family reproduced.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "Mammal ancestors may have given live birth 90 million years earlier than we thought, rewriting evolutionary timelines",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/mammal-ancestors-may-have-given-live-birth-90-million-years-earlier",
        "published": "2026-08-14T11:06:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}