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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Feature ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Indonesia's near-identical, 'Twin Peaks' volcanoes form striking mirror image — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2021 astronaut photo shows the surprising similarities between Mount Sundoro and Mount Sumbing, which lie at the heart of Java, Indonesia. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An astronaut snapped this striking shot of the unusually symmetrical peaks of Mount Sundoro (left) and Mount Sumbing (right) in Java, Indonesia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of two near-identical volcanoes standing side-by-side on Indonesia&#039;s Java Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'They are trying to tame nature': China is building the world's biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of Tibet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for people downstream. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:16:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ james.price@futurenet.com (James Price) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ES5De99SRHy34mwReogQvD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Yarlung Tsangpo is the world&#039;s highest altitude river and runs 1,800 miles through the world&#039;s two most populous countries, as well as Bangladesh.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A circular river is carved into the middle of a mountainous landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Americas]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a wood mask carved to look like a human skull]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a wood mask carved to look like a human skull]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis II crew captures rare double auroras on the dark side of Earth as they zoom toward the moon — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside of Earth, right after starting their historic journey to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:21:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth as seen by the departing crew of Artemis II on April 2, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Earth with a glow behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do you really have to wash rice before you cook it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rice is eaten by more than half of the world's population daily. Should everyone be washing it before it's cooked? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bYmkCX7E2THSnNXZAvs4Kg.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When rice is rinsed, the water is often whitish at first. But what are you washing off?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person holds a metal pot over a sink. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Has all the water on Earth been peed before? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water, water, everywhere … has all of it been peed out at least once? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:42:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Madeline Shaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t5MD4vAGCUddG9JxbJLemm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Was your water once peed out by an animal?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cow lifts its tail and pees, looking back at the camera while standing in a green pasture]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Man who donated his body after death had rare 'triple penis' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/anatomy/diagnostic-dilemma-man-who-donated-his-body-after-death-had-rare-triple-penis</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Supernumerary, or extra, penises are very uncommon. Medical students uncovered a particularly rare case while dissecting a cadaver. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:16:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhFB8tWuFKe7LsbCTX5BUE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This was only the second known case of triphallia, or a &quot;triple penis,&quot; in the medical literature.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo showing a person wearing a blue clean suit lifting a white sheet on a surgical table.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trio of drastically different US lakes straddles the border between states — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2020 astronaut photo shows three uniquely colored lakes — Tahoe, Walker and Mono — straddling contrasting biomes on either side of the California-Nevada border. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:37:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Tahoe (left), Walker Lake (upper right) and Mono Lake (lower right) form a multicolored triangle that spans two states and a pair of contrasting biomes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo showing three differently colored lakes in a triangle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Roman bath clog: The world's oldest shower shoes were found at a fort along Hadrian's Wall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better navigate slippery surfaces. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:07:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The Vindolanda Trust]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered this Roman bath clog at the Vindolanda fort in the U.K.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an old wooden platform sole with a decaying leather upper that looks like a clog or slide]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the deepest cave in the world? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are two contenders for the world's deepest cave, and they're in the same mountain range. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NkyiU2UffSTQzK9gEhEVYk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Which cave is the deepest in the world?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing a yellow helmet and red jacket repels down a dark cave.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why can't we figure out how strong gravity is? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite dozens of experiments over the years, scientists still don't have a precise measurement for gravity's strength. Why is that? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Physics &amp; Mathematics]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer Pritchard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer Pritchard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aGsuUKVL5dBjLY4LjA9pnL.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have a general idea about how strong gravity is, but they don&#039;t yet have a precise value for this fundamental force. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two people hold hands while skydiving over Earth, a view of its surface next to the blue sky is seen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some 'extinct' volcanoes may just be going through a growth spurt, before they 'wake up in this catastrophic stage,' emerging research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine volcano activity to ensure eruptions don't surprise us. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Volcanoes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMF6Xixyfd4Xp5ADR8gJVi.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;extinct&quot; Methana volcano, near Athens, was once quiet for nearly 110,000 before awakening and erupting energetically. Volcanoes like Methana have caused scientists to question the classification of extinct volcanoes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of Methana volcano, a large peak in the middle of a lush landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors couldn't explain why a boy was bleeding from his eyes, ears and nose ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A case of a boy who bled from his eyes eventually led doctors to a diagnosis that has been reported fewer than 50 times in the medical literature. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anirban Mukhopadhyay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BC3R7bkLDPTT9zjuB89uHi.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young boy appeared to bleed from his eyes, nose and ears when stressed. (This is a stock image and not the child from the case described below.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a boy&#039;s face, his dark eyes look into the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animal trials took place across Europe from the Late Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. In this excerpt from "Cats: A History", Rod Phillips explores this strange practice, and looks why cats appear to have been largely law-abiding. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:22:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Phillips ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FyPsWhMQDXVQaNe2gog4Sc.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration depicting a trial of a sow and pigs for the murder of a child. The trial allegedly took place in 1457, the mother being found guilty and the piglets acquitted.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[old illustration showing a pig on trial ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rusty, orange water 'bleeds' across brilliant Bolivian lagoon — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2015 astronaut photo shows dark-orange water that appears to bleed across the bright-white floor of a high-altitude salt lake in the Bolivian Andes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bolivia&#039;s Laguna Colorada has colorful, algae-rich waters that appear to &quot;bleed&quot; across its brilliant, salty white bed when viewed from space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite photo showing bright orange water &quot;bleeding&quot; across the white bed of a slat lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gessel gold hoard: A 3,300-year-old stash of gleaming treasures that's one of the largest Bronze Age hoards from Europe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of jewelry in it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:20:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers gaze into the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' and see a vision of our dying sun — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomers-gaze-into-the-crystal-ball-nebula-and-see-a-vision-of-our-dying-sun-space-photo-of-the-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Crystal Ball Nebula has captivated astronomers for more than 200 years, and it offers a bittersweet glimpse of a dying star system similar to our own. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many generations of humans have there been? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Modern humans have been around 300,000 years. How many generations is that? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley P. Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w5wgmc5eNWgVBECuBnYnFc.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three generations together is impressive, but how many generations total do we have as a species?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three women of different ages sit together on a couch and point to a photo in a photo album]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is jet lag, and how can you avoid it? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/what-is-jetlag-and-how-can-you-avoid-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Long-haul travelers often feel totally out of whack for several days after arriving at their destination. Jet lag is a natural phenomenon, but can it be prevented? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KdAjXQpkgxv6JGwvMsQef4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jet lag is a mismatch between our internal body clock and our time zone, as these passengers at Beijing Capital International airport can attest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two men sit with their luggage in an airport.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ War has brought Iran's water crisis to a breaking point: 'Things will collapse unless there is meaningful structural change' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iran is experiencing "water bankruptcy" that stems from decades of broken water governance and aggressive policies, and the current war is exacerbating the crisis. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[War is deepening a water crisis in Iran that has depleted the country&#039;s surface water, as well as its groundwater resources.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cartoon showing nuclear missiles being shot down on a dry cracked landscape over a wall.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fingal's Cave: Scotland's 'cave of melody' where eerie echoes bounce off pillars of solidified lava ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fingal's Cave is a hollow inside the Scottish island of Staffa that is characterized by massive, interlocking hexagonal columns of volcanic rock and astonishing acoustics. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fingal&#039;s Cave is part of a network of caves on the Scottish island of Staffa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fingal&#039;s Cave in Scotland viewed from the ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Whiplike rashes appeared on a woman's back after she ate shiitake mushrooms ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/immune-system/diagnostic-dilemma-whiplike-rashes-appeared-on-a-womans-back-after-she-ate-shiitake-mushrooms</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman developed bright-red rashes on her back that looked like marks from a whip, and at first, it wasn't clear what caused them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:25:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhFB8tWuFKe7LsbCTX5BUE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Red streaks suddenly appeared on a woman&#039;s back after she ate mushrooms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two photos showing a close up of a woman&#039;s back, with a series of red, claw-like marks across her skin]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gold glitters around Ghana's 'lake of souls' thanks to catastrophic meteor strike — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2015 satellite photo shows a series of golden tendrils surrounding Ghana's Lake Bosumtwi, which is considered sacred to the local Asante people. The lake and its surroundings were shaped by a massive meteor impact around 1 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:43:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:25:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ghana&#039;s Lake Bosumtwi was formed around 1 million years ago when a hefty space rock slammed into Earth. This also brought lots of valuable metals, such as gold, to the planet&#039;s surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 2015 satellite photo showing a series of golden tendrils surrounding a round blue lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bead net funerary shroud: A 2,500-year-old beaded veil from Egypt depicting the deceased's transformation into Osiris ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This funerary shroud was made from thousands of multicolored beads and woven to represent a human face and a large scarab beetle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 18:57:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mars looks blue and bruised in surreal new images from Psyche spacecraft — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On its way to a metal asteroid, NASA's Psyche probe tested its cameras as it got a gravity assist from the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 25 May 2026 14:47:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Psyche imaged Mars&#039; southern highlands, including the Huygens crater (upper right)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the surface of Mars, with blue and red colors.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did animals survive the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It helped to have a number of features to aid survival following the end-Cretaceous mass extinction. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isabel Gil ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jfaq9F7tDhpBzrMsXsstZh.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An asteroid caused the demise of the nonavian dinosaurs 66 million years ago, so how did other animals survive?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a glowing rocky asteroid headed towards a blue planet in shadow.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How hot is Earth's core? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/how-hot-is-earths-core</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What's the temperature in Earth's core, and how did we figure that out? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LB3rVWifrRdFGHrexSvevm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth has a liquid outer core and a solid inner core.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of Earth splitting apart, showing its inner layers as they glow orange and white, getting hotter and smaller.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Biopsy triggered 'spontaneous regression' of woman's arm tumor ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Doctors describe a strange case in which a tumor in a woman's arm disappeared without specific treatment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 21 May 2026 19:03:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cy3EaoYNYuMmyAABkL6RyN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[MRIs of the woman&#039;s right arm showed a &quot;ovoid soft tissue mass&quot; just under the skin. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two MRIs show an arm from two different angles, each with a circle around a bright white, oval-shaped mass]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bright-blue 'potash ponds' shine alongside a dark-green river in Utah — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2017 astronaut photo shows two sets of solar evaporation ponds alongside the Colorado River. The stripy structures are used to refine potassium chloride, or "potash," which is mined nearby. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An unnamed astronaut snapped this photo in 2017. It shows a series of vibrant solar evaporation ponds, which are used to help produce potassium chloride, also known as &quot;potash,&quot; which can have impacts on nearby waterways, such as the Colorado River (also photographed).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo showing two stripy blue structures next to a green river in the rusty brown landscape of the Colorado Plateau]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Daunian kyathos: A 2,700-year-old ceramic cup from Italy decorated with an exuberant-looking, bug-eyed fellow ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pre-Roman ceramic cup or ladle that could inspire kitchenware today — this li'l dude is excited to mix! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Webb and Hubble sink deep into the dazzling Whirlpool Galaxy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/webb-and-hubble-sink-deep-into-the-dazzling-whirlpool-galaxy-space-photo-of-the-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A striking new image of the Whirlpool Galaxy is helping astronomers solve one of the biggest mysteries in star formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hubble and Webb team up to investigate one of the Whirlpool Galaxy&#039;s spiral arms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A spiral arm of the Whirlpool Galaxy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why aren't brain transplants possible? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lining up donor and recipient nerves for a potential brain transplant is one thing. Getting them to communicate is another. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lauren Schneider ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5pJMPoJukHhyjB7CuxEXh4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s neurosurgeons can accomplish a lot — just not a brain transplant.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A look inside a surgery room, with various people wearing blue scrubs and face masks and gloves, holding tools above a patient on a table]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can people catch infections from plants? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/can-people-catch-infections-from-plants</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Catching diseases from plants may not just be the domain of science fiction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QHwYzRfRMcD4HGukLtfeDm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Can viruses, bacteria, fungi, or other microorganisms that cause disease in plants also infect humans?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young scientist and team member are conducting agricultural research in farm environment surrounded by lush green plants and focused on plant study.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Don Juan Pond: Antarctica's salty, syrupy lake that never freezes, even when it's minus 58 F ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Don Juan Pond is a mysterious lake in Antarctica that contains so much calcium chloride, it doesn't freeze in subzero temperatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Antarctica]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At 40% salinity, Don Juan Pond is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Wright Valley in Antarctica and of the surface of Don Juan Pond.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, emerging research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A growing body of research is showing how long-term exposure to air pollution may fuel depression, anxiety and other mental health problems, raising new concerns about the unseen toll of dirty air. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sanket Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/urS28UaqMFwwS3PGWh6jJQ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rukmini Manjare sits inside her home in Bubnal village. She says she has learned to sense when air pollution rises in her village, often without checking official air-quality readings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman in a green and white striped sari sits crosslegged in a wooden room, looking to the right of the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: An infant's brown eyes turned indigo after COVID antiviral treatment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a visually striking medical case, a baby's eyes changed color while he was receiving care in a hospital. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:41:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhFB8tWuFKe7LsbCTX5BUE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An infant&#039;s eyes changed color after he was started on an antiviral medication.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two photos show a close up of an infant&#039;s dark brown eyes (left) and then show how his eyes turned blue (right) after he was given a specific antiviral drug]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shimmering silver 'sunglint' obscures Hawaii as hurricane approaches — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2025 satellite photo shows the swirling cyclone of Hurricane Kiko bearing down on Hawaii while the island state was obscured by a bright, reflective streak. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:04:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:29:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In early September 2025, Hawaii was under threat of being bombarded by Hurricane Kiko before the cyclone changed course. In this photo, the islands are partially obscured by a band of silver light reflecting of the surface of the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of a swirling hurricane next to a silver streak, or sunglint, that partially obscured the islands of Hawaii]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lion's head pendant: An ancient Egyptian board game piece that was later repurposed into a magical religious object with baboons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ancient Egyptian board game piece was repurposed centuries later in Sudan into a dazzling gold-and-amethyst pendant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 11 May 2026 18:57:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.1, Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a purple amethyst carved into a lion&#039;s head and set on a base of gold baboons]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a purple amethyst carved into a lion&#039;s head and set on a base of gold baboons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly declassified images from the Apollo 12 mission highlight strange, unidentified lights spotted by astronauts on the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 11 May 2026 12:25:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An archival photo depicting the lunar surface as viewed from the Apollo 12 landing site. Astronauts reported seeing an unidentified light source above the lunar horizon, marked in the box.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo taken on the moon with two shadows of astronauts seen across the gray surface. In the dark sky a streak of blue light is surrounded by a yellow boxout.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are we more closely related to cats or dogs? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/are-we-more-closely-related-to-cats-or-dogs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4o2eTArX4YyraLCgVNxYk.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man with a beard wearing a brown shirt looks down at the dog and cat in his lap while a woman with long brown hair watches. The dog is a young blond puppy and the cat is a brown tabby kitten]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Human brains have been shrinking since prehistoric times, some studies suggest. Whether this is true and why it has happened are debated. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xwD32ExuAztbtXxSdkxpbE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These human remains from the site of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Turkey date back around 8,000 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two half-unearthed brown skeletons lie next to each other in the dirt. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman's sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 06 May 2026 11:23:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cy3EaoYNYuMmyAABkL6RyN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A woman developed striking blue-gray hyperpigmentation on her arms and legs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photos of a pale woman&#039;s arms and shins showing very dark blotches of hyperpigmentation on both sets of limbs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:31:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Quebec&#039;s Lake Rouge experienced a sudden and dramatic &quot;outburst flood&quot; in 2025, which completely emptied it of water. Prior to this event, the lake looked like the gaping mouth of a shocked emoji face when viewed alongside a pair of smaller nearby lakes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped satellite photos showing before and after a face-shaped Canadian lake completely emptied]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Athena bowl: A silver and gold vessel of the goddess and her owl, buried in a German forest 2,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ornately decorated metal bowl was found as part of a hoard containing dozens of pieces of ancient Roman tableware. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:42:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVCr5iFZX7hZheLfYAL3bD.jpeg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Athena bowl was made from silver, with gold accents on the goddess and her accessories.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[gold and silver bowl with a seated Athena in the middle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero Galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An extended halo around the Sombrero Galaxy (M104).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A flat disk of glowing light is seen against a starry background in space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did Japan have female samurai? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The samurai are renowned as skilled warriors, but were any of them women? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xwD32ExuAztbtXxSdkxpbE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image from 1750 shows Tomoe Gozen, a female samurai who lived in the 12th century, killing an enemy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ancient painting of a woman in green armor riding a white horse, her black hair flowing behind her with a tree in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  What's the difference between a lion and a tiger? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One has stripes, and one doesn't. But do the differences between lions and tigers go deeper than that? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Leviss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bezmDWQvDXBMNXBt6eNMEX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beyond a tiger&#039;s stripes and a lion&#039;s mane, what are the differences between these two big cats? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images are side by side, the one on the left showing an orange-and-white striped tiger sitting in a lush forest with the image on the right as a male lion with an orange mane sitting in a field.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should be observable': How one study of 20 million people shows star signs have no influence on romantic compatibility ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this excerpt from "What Science Says About Astrology," author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed star signs have no influence on romantic relationships. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:56:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:36:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carlos Orsi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aPSP3nWf8XVP29VVbTDQDo.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The study looked at whether star sign compatibility would be observable in a census of 10 million couples. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two hands with stars and moon with a heart in between them on a pink background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Rectal exam stabilized man's irregular heartbeat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man's sudden heart issue went away without the standard course of treatment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Heart &amp; Circulation]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhFB8tWuFKe7LsbCTX5BUE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man suddenly developed an irregular heartbeat, but it went away unexpectedly after a rectal exam.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing a brown watch, blue shirt and jeans puts on a blue pair of nitrile gloves in a blurry hospital room in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this excerpt from "The Story of Birds", author Steve Brusatte explores the moment where paleontologists realized they had critical evidence to show birds came from dinosaurs — a fluffy fossil from China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:04:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:23:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steve Brusatte ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KBFdADwhgRvBQ9wEHJjLnQ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Archaeopteryx&lt;/em&gt; was discovered in the 1860s and provided the first hint that birds and dinosaurs may be related. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bird dinosaur on a black background]]></media:text>
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