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  "id": 9703725,
  "title": "Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/study-reveals-evolutionary-history-of-bats-dating-back-65-million",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T04:07:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/09/25/wildlife/bat-evolution-study/"
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  "summary": "The largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever conducted is bringing some clarity on the puzzling past of the flying vertebrates.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/study-reveals-evolutionary-history-of-bats-dating-back-65-million",
        "published": "2026-09-24T16:03:13.000Z"
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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."
}