{
  "id": 9157940,
  "title": "Hot spring amoeba breaks record for heat tolerance of complex life",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/hot-spring-amoeba-breaks-record-for-heat-tolerance-of-complex-life",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-hot-amoeba-tolerance-complex-life.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A tiny, single-celled organism can thrive at temperatures that would kill all other known complex life. In a study published in Cell, scientists describe a new species of amoeba that can eat and reproduce in hot spring water as warm as 63°C (145°F) in California's Lassen Volcanic National Park. The amoeba can protect itself at temperatures up to 70°C (158°F) by changing shape and forming a…",
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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."
}