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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vernal equinox 2026: When is the first day of spring? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first day of spring 2026 in the Northern Hemisphere arrives with the equinox on March 20. Here's when and why the seasons change. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bdFM2udVCwX4GaoWWKLWcR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The equinox on March 20, 2026, marks the beginning of astronomical spring in the Northern Hemisphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of stone pillars are seen in the setting sun overlooking a field]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Garmin watch is a runner's dream, and it's never been this cheap before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Save a huge $200 on the high-end Garmin Forerunner 965 at Walmart and Amazon ahead of the seasonal spring sales. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:25:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:25:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Gora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9HiVqZu3PFEQfhXBxBAdnj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,300-pound spacecraft will crash to Earth today following intense solar activity, NASA warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Van Allen Probe A is falling to Earth much sooner than expected, though the spacecraft's reentry poses a low risk to humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:02:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/esCYDmjiJftEVjPUhr6q5J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of NASA&#039;s twin Van Allen Probes orbiting Earth. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of NASA&#039;s twin Van Allen Probes orbiting Earth. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pre-Inca culture acquired Amazonian parrots from hundreds of miles away to use their feathers to decorate the dead, new analysis reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4cEhDFghXdxvkm6oGYzjHc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ancient feathers were found at the Temple of Pachacamac near Lima, Peru.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small pile of ancient feathers shows purple and blue and yellow colors amidst the ornaments]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Single protein could dramatically alter trajectory of Alzheimer's disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In people destined to get Alzheimer's in their mid-40s, one protein can delay the onset of the disease by about 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:30:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:51:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cedmu6WdD28JmoSpiAB6DV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A daughter holds the arm of her father, who has Alzheimer&#039;s disease. Many people in this region of Colombia have a gene mutation, called presenilin 1 (PSEN1), that leads them to develop Alzheimer&#039;s in their mid-40s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman wearing a blue tank top and jeans with long dark hair holds the arm of an older tan man wearing a gray shirt and a baseball cap as they walk down the street, their backs to the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Falling meteorite smashes hole in roof of German house after spectacular 'fireball' explosion over Europe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A German town has been peppered by meteorites after a stunning "fireball" exploded in the skies over central Europe. One extraterrestrial fragment landed in a bedroom after punching a soccer ball-size hole through the building's roof. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:22:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:22:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A9wawFNspMfaiANDBrKoi7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Europe&#039;s AllSky7 fireball network caught the exploding meteor on camera shortly before the resulting fragments pummeled into the German town of Koblenz-Güls.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of a bright flash of light in the evening sky over Germany]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gemstone-filled river and striped mountain ridge form massive 'Y' in China's revitalized desert — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2025 satellite photo shows a giant "Y" in the middle of the Taklamakan Desert, where a verdant river and a lengthy "red-white mountain" meet. The intersecting features are also home to an eighth-century fort that was chock-full of ancient artifacts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/728YH2csBwbCeR3RDUeHQU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In the heart of China&#039;s Takalamakan Desert a winding verdant river and striped rocky ridge for a giant Y-shape structure, which is also home to an ancient fort.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a massive Y-shape int he desert made of a river and mountain ridge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exotic prime numbers could be hiding inside black holes ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/exotic-prime-numbers-could-be-hiding-inside-black-holes</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new paper makes the strange case for prime numbers at the heart of physics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:58:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lyndie Chiou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R8hjeA8bm8pvoRTkN7tqoj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Could prime numbers be at the heart of black holes?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole churning spacetime around it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000-year-old Phoenician coin was used as bus fare in England, but 'how it got there will always be a mystery' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ancient coin was probably minted in what is now Spain in the first century B.C., but no one knows why it was used to pay a 1950s transport fare. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:52:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:52:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZNamrHwEEZE3Rw5Gb8WJNo-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Leeds City Council]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kat Baxter, Leeds Museum and Galleries&#039; curator of archaeology and numismatics, shows the front of the ancient coin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blond woman wearing blue disposable gloves shows off the front of the ancient coin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In people with epilepsy, sleeping after a seizure may trigger more seizures ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Epileptic seizures alter sleep by prolonging the stage that's central to memory formation, potentially predisposing the brain to "remember" how to trigger subsequent seizures more easily, a small human study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:52:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:52:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nCphM4J9nJFBwhvgvRxLJE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that the memory-forming stage of sleep could be key for understanding epileptic seizures. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cartoon image of a brain with waves across the front of it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California's wildfire season is shifting, with more blazes after the traditional high-risk window, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research finds that climate-driven shifts in wildfire seasons in North America are different depending on the ecosystem. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:06:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rwWRA279Pfk6xyM9tmkA5e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 2025 Palisades Fire in California was one of the most destructive in the state&#039;s history. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A firefighter is silhouetted in the glowing orange and yellow blaze of a wildfire as a helicopter above dumps a stream of water below]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's smallest QR code can store data for thousands of years ‪—‬ but you need an electron microscope to see it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fiona Jackson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mpix4mE3G82DoTrZq5wvmN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists at TU Wien testing the QR code.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three men huddle around a computer monitor in a laboratory space next to a large machine. The man in the middle wearing a navy blue long sleeve holds a phone up to the monitor and scans a QR code. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asante spider: A rare African sword ornament from Ghana's Gold Coast that later helped a man in Texas barter for his life ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for generations. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z7SuD6TQo6iZWSfH4VVA9c-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Making a 'digital twin' of yourself could revolutionize future surgeries, making medical procedures much more personal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Dr. John Pandolfino, a researcher who designed a "digital twin" to help guide surgery. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JzYtdcT35TcNknxiRFtbqm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Digital twins could help with the future of esophagus surgery. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a human body, with the outer layers transparent and the esophagus a bright red. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient DNA reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two researchers discuss how ancient DNA is used to track how people moved and lived during Britain's Bronze Age. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Martin B. Richards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ffAX4eENoe49VnKskKftXL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ancient DNA helps researchers uncover more clues about the bronze age in Britain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of lush rolling hills under a cloudy gray sky. In the foreground is a faded narrow dirt road with stones on either side of it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists tracked faint signals from the stars — and may have turned up hundreds of undiscovered planets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these celestial objects less random. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UtvrTUUMg2LQWMWTGNkgp4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanets. Astronomers have proposed a new method that could swiftly uncover hundreds of new alien worlds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a series of brown and blue planets in a dark starry space background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans are being replaced by machines in the food supply chain — and it's leading to truckloads of waste ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher explores how AI is being used to optimize food delivery, which may not always be a good thing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mohammed F. Alzuhair ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/guZr2jXxgGH4Aaa2MfVsTk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Food delivery systems may not be as easy to optimize with AI as expected. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A worker wearing a yellow vest stands looking into an empty warehouse with a cart full of food boxes next to him and a truck in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Exposed Cranium' leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals new infrared images of the brain-shaped "Exposed Cranium" nebula, the final stages of a dying star. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5ixpseYdmU4bvaVkd3a3PC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The PMR 1 &quot;Exposed Cranium&quot; nebula as seen by Webb&#039;s NIRCam (left) and MIRI (right) instruments. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two side by side images of a circular nebula, showing a cloud of golden gas surrounded by a blue bubble. The image on the left shows more background stars and a transparent bubble. The image on the right shows more of a yellow and green background with a bluer bubble]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why aren't mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/diCz3gnhzWKE9XJeo7TTwf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mammals lack the pigments and structures that produce vibrant colors in birds and other animals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph shows three hippos in a body of water. The closest hippo raises its head to the left and looks above to see a colorful bird flying above it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous 3D map of the universe shows brilliant 'sea of light' near the cosmic dawn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A unique technique allowed astronomers to see the early universe as a "sea of light" and explore the effects of gravity and dark energy on cosmic evolution. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jbEKWr7ABfKa967KSZJFSH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A section of the line-intensity map created using HETDEX data, showing a swath of the universe as it appeared 10 billion years ago. The inset shows a zoomed-in simulation of the cosmic structure after background noise has been removed from the data. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of blobs of pink and orange against a black background with a boxout in the top right zooming in on one of the blobs showing a neural network of sorts of purple and orange and pink]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It could revolutionize, completely, the way we treat depression': Researchers are exploring promising immune therapy for treating psychiatric symptoms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with the scientists behind an upcoming clinical trial testing an immune therapy for depression. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n8mLvNX88adLyuvVn3KjV8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In at least some people with depression, the immune system may contribute to the symptoms and severity of the condition, studies find.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of two women sitting together, one with their arm around the other as if to comfort her]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The warming trend nearly doubled after 2014': The rate of global warming has accelerated more in the past decade than ever before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis finds that global warming has significantly accelerated since 2015, but not everyone agrees. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:00:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pragathi Ravi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ae73G6Lu3pfiBqGxCv4Jr7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research shows that since 2015, the rate of global warming has significantly increased. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smokestack billows thick gray smoke against a smoggy yellowish sky with the buildings below darkened in the haze]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anthropic collides with the Pentagon over AI safety — here's everything you need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Anthropic releases its most autonomous agents yet, a mounting clash with the military reveals the impossible choice between global scaling and a "safety first" ethos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 11:04:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deni Ellis Béchard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3puMH2kAd9dq9vKXKmKR5Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The AI company Anthropic has reached a conflict with the Pentagon regarding AI safety. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white striped sign holds the word &quot;Anthropic&quot; on it with the i being a backslash. The shadows from the letters show on the white sign. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Cannibal orcas in Russia, oracle bones that reveal climate disaster in ancient China, humming black holes and a barefoot volcanologist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfgyLvL95zdED8sDkbRoxV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cannibal orcas identified near Russia, two &#039;extinct&#039; marsupials found, humans do cranial modification, China&#039;s oracle bones reveal climate disaster, and a barefoot volcanologist.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week March 7. 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is mercury a liquid? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RdcrJZokggWFgY64MkgEZm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A few things set mercury apart from other metals, enabling it to be a liquid at room temperature. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of silver circular droplets shine against a silvery metal surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cikai Korran came here and saw': Visitors from India graffitied dozens of Egyptian tombs 2,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient inscriptions written in Indian languages have been discovered on Egyptian tombs in the Valley of the Kings. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qwbpGqYhXbxvhAXPtNh9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of eight inscriptions left by a man named Cikai Korran in the Valley of the Kings. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white wall shows golden and blue heiroglyphs along with small letters carved into the wall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient 'alien-like' skulls have been found on every continent but Antarctica. Anthropologists are starting to figure out why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:56:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:59:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ACscAWnZ6Vvxg9GDbWsJnj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For millennia, people have shaped the skull during infancy. Archaeologists are starting to unpack why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a skull missing the jawbone, with two ropes tied around its conical-shaped forehead, with rocks on both the front and rear of the skull to help shape it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Planting trees in the sea could act as a huge carbon sink and save millions of dollars in storm damage every year. What is stopping us from doing it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:43:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:18:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Au68mUKeu6QrrZfZBCrY6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mangrove restoration could help save millions in storm damage, a new study shots. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of trees stand in the middle of a drowned swampland, with still water reflecting the purple and orange dusky sky and a few patches of grass poking above the water here and there]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One of the most accurate smart scales we have tested is now at its lowest-ever price  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/products/health-fitness/one-of-the-most-accurate-smart-scales-we-have-tested-is-now-at-its-lowest-ever-price</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Save 19% on the Renpho MorphoScan Nova smart scale at Amazon — but hurry, this flash deal ends tonight. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Gora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vmwrh44a3JPE8imgXqW4VT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:55:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:55:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VyZWSUkWwg872jxB9Qgwmd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have confirmed that the pygmy long-fingered possum (&lt;em&gt;Dactylonax kambuayai&lt;/em&gt;) is alive in New Guinea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pygmy long-fingered possum climbing a branch in New Guinea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Striking' footage captures the moment a red fox preys on a wolf pup — a behavior never seen on film before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in Italy captured a red fox entering a den as part of a project to understand wolf population dynamics in the country. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:41:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:54:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bryony Ravate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i9XxmWuVhvFWnE6X82bCNc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A night vision camera frame documenting a red fox preying upon a wolf pup in May 2025 within the Castelporziano Presidential Estate, Central Italy.  This captures the the second and successful dragging attempt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A still from a night-vision camera in black and white showing a red fox scrambling backwards out of a wolf den holding a small dark wolf pup in its mouth. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could gut microbes hold the secret to aging well? A researcher unpacks the emerging science ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher dives into the latest research on how the health of the gut microbiome can influence the aging process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bill Sullivan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NJ5Hd675vr5zvWxpuZ2rvJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The community of microbes living in your gut plays a key role in many health processes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of bacteria in the gut]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China puts a sodium-ion battery into an EV for the first time — it can drive 248 miles on a single charge ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new vehicle is the first mass-produced passenger EV with a viable sodium-based alternative to conventional lithium-ion batteries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dJdYGEx9ZbJHpH6QzLEYRm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Optimizing electric vehicle batteries has been a key challenge for manufacturers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing an orange long sleeve, green puffy vest, jeans and a black and white watch plugs a charging cord into the side of a white electric vehicle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What to buy as a yoga beginner: Must-haves vs non-essentials ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here are our recommendations for the must-haves you need when you start yoga. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kat Bayly ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TSK6rFNKu3KgecoUrPWg4Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'City killer' asteroid will narrowly miss the moon, James Webb Telescope reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 won't hit Earth or the moon when it whizzes by in 2032, the latest James Webb Space Telescope observations confirm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 22:54:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:10:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJcAPjfHEtNYLjMw9jeAPH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an asteroid near the moon. Asteroid 2024 YR4 will zoom by the moon at a nail-biting 13,000 miles in 2032, new James Webb Space Telescope observations reveal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of an asteroid the passing the Moon as it approaches Earth. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Groundbreaking new drug shows promise for treating children with a devastating form of epilepsy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An experimental treatment reduces seizures and other symptoms in children with a type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Eva Amsen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VvN9ZqPzatuifgw7fj5roA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[12-year-old Preston Raynor of North Carolina suffers from Dravet Syndrome, a childhood form of epilepsy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A child wearing a gray shirt and patterned green pants curls up on a bed with his mother, a blond woman with long straight hair, caressing his head]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists taught robots to swim through mazes using Einstein's relativity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The tiny bots follow patterns of light and "artificial space-time," navigating like craft following the curved space around a black hole. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ndHMvnwEE5zVJcZrrFSn5-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Using the rules of general relativity, scientists taught robots to navigate &#039;artificial space-times,&#039; with darker regions standing in for areas of intense gravity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gif showing two dark lines parallel to each other moving circularly from bottom left to top right around two dark blurry circles in the center of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sword in the sea: How one lucky graduate student found his second Crusader sword while taking a swim off Israel's coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 12th-century sword spotted jutting out of the seabed in Israel was designed for one-handed combat during the Crusades. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fTHJ7FVua2Fws8BKVfSKNe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This 12th-century sword was found by a graduate student and studied via a hospital CT scan. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A barnacle and sand encrusted sword hangs on a white wall. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sodium-ion batteries are getting ready for prime time. How can they improve EVs? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With potential safety improvements and lower manufacturing costs, Na-ion batteries are coming of age at precisely the right time. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ArHJzxihqr6HJ8ExTAmPhk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of a battery cell sitting on the chassis for an electric vehicle. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a battery, showing blue cells packed in with black scaffolding. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 9 ways people have modified their bodies since the dawn of time, from foot binding to castration ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many types of body modification date back hundreds or thousands of years, revealing our ancient ancestors were not that different from us. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:51:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HAhk28phbHsZBg68WH2LDL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ZWO SeeStar S50 smart telescope review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Small, smart and beginner-friendly, the SeeStar S50 takes the hassle out of stargazing, delivering detailed nebula and galaxy shots at the tap of your screen. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Mollise ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7eSA7SXveVbnqYkSN6eEg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese EV maker claims it's engineered the world’s first semi-solid-state EV battery with huge 620-mile range ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/chinese-ev-maker-claims-worlds-first-semi-solid-state-ev-battery-with-huge-620-mile-range</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The experimental manufacturing process could one day deliver a vehicle with a 1,000-plus mile range, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XURYFSLTUqdgpHRkAVXsw7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new technology offers an energy density of more than 500 watt-hours per kilogram — 30% higher than dominant lithium-ion batteries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The inside of an EV with the battery on display]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate disasters caused societal upheaval 3,000 years ago in China, study of 'oracle bones' hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some civilizations in inland China underwent dramatic changes and population drops 3,000 years ago. Now, researchers are using oracle bones, archaeological evidence and climate modeling to find out why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:07:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HaQXQ8LnthHkSxv8kBtmwP-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rubbing (left) of a Chinese oracle bone piece revealing an inscription that translates to &quot;Will there be a disaster?&quot; The character for &quot;disaster&quot; resembles a series of waves. Another rubbing (right) of a Chinese oracle bone piece revealing an inscription on the left side that translates to &quot;Is this rain auspicious?&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two black and white illustrations of inscribed oracle bones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can you tie a knot in four dimensions? A mathematician explains ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An academic dives into the physics of multiple dimensions and whether it's possible to tie a knot in 4D. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zsuzsanna Dancso ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7VgcQnEL6eBX5nwcJmmUTR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Could knots be tied in the 4th dimension? Physicists think probably not. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 3D illustration of a knot, where the two cords on the left are purple and blue and form a loop with two cords on the right which are made of 3D yellow mesh. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Truly extraordinary': Mega-laser shooting at us from halfway across the universe is the brightest 'cosmic beacon' we've ever seen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have discovered the brightest and most distant "megamaser" to date. The cosmic energy beam is shooting toward Earth from 8 billion light-years away and was spotted thanks to a weird space-time trick first predicted by Einstein. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oUd27yuexRbe5oQFaC3QBZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have detected a powerful beam of microwaves, or megamaser, coming from a distant galaxy merger around 8 billion light-years from Earth. The rare signal was only detected thanks to a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing, which magnified the incoming radiation.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram showing how the megamaser was observed via gravitational lensing]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Detached orca fins scored with distinctive tooth marks suggest that killer whale cannibalism is happening — and it might explain some complex orca societies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xMLnwwCdY2QF4egt52J2Xi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New findings suggest killer whales may participate in cannibalism.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The top half of a black and white killer whale appears above a blue ocean, its dark fin pointed straight upwards, with a tall mountain faintly seen in the distance]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA fixes Artemis II rocket for April launch to take astronauts around moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis II is on track to shoot for the moon in April after engineers fixed the helium issue that grounded the mission's rocket last month. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:57:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rD4oLT2KDHoCfE4rZXevqW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Orion spacecraft points at the moon from its perch atop the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as it was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on February 25, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Orion spacecraft points at the moon from its perch atop the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as it was rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building on February 25, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Birds are declining faster and faster in 3 US hotspots, new study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have revealed that North American birds are declining at an accelerating rate in three regional hotspots associated with intense agriculture. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/biziZEg8ofbMQ3rGQ5PKeL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Red-winged blackbirds are among the North American birds to have experienced an accelerated decline. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a red-winged blackbird taking flight. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Humans can't be considered to be separate from the environment': Award-winning scientist Meha Jain on using satellites and real world experiences to help farmers in India facing a precarious future ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Agriculture in India is under threat from extreme weather events linked to climate change. We speak to Meha Jain, an associate professor of geospatial data sciences, food systems at the University of Michigan, who has spent nearly 20 years working with farmers in India to understand the threats they are facing and how they are adapting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:08:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:11:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pragathi Ravi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J2nDozSKefdiSzALUvk3ZP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Farming is an essential industry in India, employing up to 50% of the workforce. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A farm in India with trees and buildings in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet the world's smallest AI supercomputer — it packs 'doctorate-level intelligence', its makers say, and can fit into your pocket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The portable computing powerhouse is capable of running 120-billion-parameter LLMs, roughly three times larger than GPT-3, without needing to access the internet or the cloud. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                            <updated>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fc7xnZH5nC6ULTqUryXwXL-1280-80.jpg">
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