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  "id": 7851094,
  "title": "T. rex was warm-blooded and had body temperature close to ours, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/t-rex-was-warm-blooded-and-had-body-temperature-close-to-ours-study",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:53:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367775/t-rex-was-warm-blooded-and-had-body-temperature-close-ours-study-finds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Using fossilised teeth, scientists have finally taken the T. rex’s temperature – and it wasn’t too different from our own. Researchers once thought that dinosaurs were sluggish, cold-blooded creatures. Later findings challenged that, suggesting that older dinosaurs were warm-blooded and could control their body temperature. Most scientists agree that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded, but…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}