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  "id": 856374,
  "title": "Monsoon-driven wildfires may have shaped human evolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/monsoon-driven-wildfires-may-have-shaped-human-evolution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Scientist",
    "slug": "new-scientist",
    "url": "https://www.newscientist.com/article/2584578-monsoon-driven-wildfires-may-have-shaped-human-evolution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A reconstruction of East Africa's environment 1.75 million years ago suggests wildfires spiked during wetter times, which may have influenced human evolution",
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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."
}