{
  "id": 8058090,
  "title": "Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/capybaras-in-the-desert-fossil-casts-doubt-on-atacama-as-worlds",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-17T16:20:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-capybaras-fossil-atacama-world-oldest.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ask any zoo-goer and they will tell you that capybaras are adorable. Ask a scientist specializing in the rodents, which resemble oversized guinea pigs, and they will tell you they are obligate semiaquatic herbivores that indicate persistent riparian ecosystems. In plain English: Capybaras like it wet.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}