{
  "id": 9359070,
  "title": "Bat genomes and fossils point to a European origin 65 million years ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bat-genomes-and-fossils-point-to-a-european-origin-65-million-years",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-genomes-fossils-european-million-years.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New research from the University of St Andrews has created the largest combined study of bat genomes and fossils ever undertaken, finding that bats most likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago before spreading across the world.",
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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."
}