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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The US just approved bemotrizinol, a sunscreen ingredient long used in Asia and Europe. Here's how it works. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new sunscreen ingredient to be permitted for over-the-counter consumer use in the U.S. since 1999. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Guy German ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FF8RNWTUbN4Ltcb9wx2Nkc.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chemical sunscreens have come a long way since they were first developed in 1891.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman applying sunscreen at the beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Outdoor cats can be exposed to dangerous germs — here's how to protect you and your pets, according to more than 400 studies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ecologists and a veterinarian looked at more than 400 studies to see how to stop cats from bringing home unwelcome pathogens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VYzkMZ7mRAdiKoYTHKdBNG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Treating existing parasitic infections and vaccinating against diseases like rabies are essential precautions, even for indoor cats. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Adorable cat lying near open book on knitted blanket]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bow-Wow, Ding-Dong, Pooh-Pooh: Expert explains early theories of how human language evolved — and their silly names ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/bow-wow-ding-dong-pooh-pooh-expert-explains-early-theories-of-how-human-language-evolved-and-their-silly-names</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are many theories as to how human language first evolved. But none completely explains why it happened. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Stollznow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LCXnykc729oLkvByixcgUn.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There is no official language of the United States.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[According to the US Government, there is no official language of the United States]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doctors need to understand patients' lived experiences to treat them well — but medical schools may stop requiring that training ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The board that accredits medical schools is poised to take away requirements that doctors learn about factors, such as income, neighborhood, and culture, that can affect medical treatment approaches. These requirements are necessary to ensure the highest quality of care. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:41:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:24:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Naa Asheley Ashitey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mra5hYzKffU9dFtPrZV6QW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Irene Michel, right, gives Alma Chavez, 51, left, a COVID-19 vaccination booster at a community resource center in Los Angeles. Research shows that health outcomes vary with many structural factors, like income and ethnicity, but medical schools are poised to do away with the requirement that students learn how to address those disparities.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman wearing a headscarf, face mask and glasses gets injected with a syringe in front of a mural.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI could consume up to 3% of world's electricity the UN warns ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-could-consume-up-3-percent-of-worlds-electricity-the-un-warns</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI could soon use more water than we need to drink, UN report finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:24:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Turnbull-McRae ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AV4moaReZK35QTrLibn58D.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence may use more energy than expected. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blade server equipment rack in big data center neon cold blue tone in motion. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are some people wired to see ghosts? A psychologist explains what makes paranormal experiences more likely ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 16:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:43:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Maffeo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rvhy3EfSgAN5N7GYc8Q8Pi.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When you experience something that can&#039;t easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white blur of motion is seen in a dark hallway.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tests that measure 'biological age' aren't helpful for tracking your health, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tests that measure biological aging are informative tools for studying large numbers of people but not for tracking individual health status. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Idan Shalev ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9tNR6cZMbQDJQawGzASvUo.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Are biological age tests worth the price tag? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman in a dark blue t shirt puts a saliva collection swap inside her cheek, her other hand holding a plastic vial.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's illegal to repair most of our devices. There's a surprising reason for that. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If your phone breaks, it's impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Electronic Engineering]]></category>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iLZAzbaJaKrHTM7QM8scMe.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Betamax video recorders like this one helped set off a chain of events leading to bans on repairing your own devices.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a series of electronic circuit boards and wiring, with a person&#039;s hand overtop.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DNA sequencing is rewriting our understanding of historic outbreaks, but it can't tell the whole story ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/dna-sequencing-is-rewriting-our-understanding-of-historic-outbreaks-but-it-cant-tell-the-whole-story</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Techniques for analyzing DNA have advanced, enabling scientists to better understand disease outbreaks throughout history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Zimmer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yybdbJztezHQSsK9DGLe3J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A pathogen&#039;s genome acts as a biological record of where it came from and how it spread. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DNA molecular structure with sequencing data of human genome analysis and wire mesh network.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Generative AI is destroying the baseline assumption that photographs bear some causal connection to reality. That's bad news for democracy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:43:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Akhil Bhardwaj ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rfsY977qFwEJEKKtKYtqR9.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Grainy, chaotic and blurred images of the Allied forces storming the beaches of Normandy in 1944 are stirring and significant in part because we know they are real. AI-generated images erode this shared understanding of reality.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo of soldiers in World War II uniforms walking up a beach. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I have no doubt that life is out there': Why radio astronomers are convinced alien contact is only a matter of time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the book "The Echoing Universe: How Radio Astronomy Helps Us See the Invisible Cosmos," astrophysicist Emma Chapman describes the hidden corners of space that only radio waves can reveal — and makes the case for contacting aliens. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 18:21:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:56:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Chapman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5bqtbUqKZTBYZMkA8evDcU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                        <dc:contributor><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:contributor>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A starry sky above the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A starry sky above the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poll: What do you think of PMOS, the new name for PCOS? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Last week, a common hormonal condition that impacts millions of people got a new name. Tell us what you think about the change. ]]>
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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[Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is now PMOS.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Asian woman with brown hair in a pony tail wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves holds up a model of the female reproductive system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We kept finding large, circular mass graves' in the Sahara predating the ancient Egyptians, archaeologists report ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have found 260 burials in the Sahara that predate ancient Egypt. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julien Cooper ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mS8QFwrMp3wCbqS8EMGT8P.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Sahara is the world&#039;s largest hot desert.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Sahara is the world&#039;s largest hot desert.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI chatbots are turbocharging violence against women and girls: We urgently need to regulate them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI chatbots normalize sexual violence, initiate unwanted sexual conversations and offer personalized stalking advice because of how they're designed. Their makers need to be held accountable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yvonne McDermott Rees ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3WDgVHGda6Cr8HJh98RY8H.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny ones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's not just thinner bears that are coming ashore as the climate warms. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Clark ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GkqFueJBRwkYi95KzhRaF3.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Polar bears are known to interact with human structures. A researcher explores why this is the case. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[At sunset two polar bears are seen on a shoreline eating from a bony carcass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abraham Nunbogu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XMAQh4e8AB5pu2khpWyoA9.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drilling in the 2-mile buffer zone of Pe' Sla, in the He Sapa (Black Hills) of South Dakota, shows even sacred lands protected by the U.S. government are not safe from the threat of destruction — and it should ring alarm bells everywhere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:25:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:46:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nVBAFMXARJeuGQW9QbJTCG.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Drilling has started in the 2-mile buffer zone around Pe&#039; Sla, a sacred Indigenous site in South Dakota. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wildflowers in fields with mountains in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressively ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Personal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anne Toomey McKenna ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CL8AyE2gckhvkEBdwCZnAo.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. government is using AI to speed analysis of government and commercial data about you.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of an eye looking through a keyhole]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How likely are you to find a message in a bottle? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Have you ever wondered how likely it is to find a message in a bottle, especially an old one? Let's do the math. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mathematics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Burke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tWDw2XJrwDGPkmo9kbrmTQ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What are the chances of a message in a bottle being found and it being over 100?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large glass bottle with a cork holds a white rolled up piece of paper and sits on the beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Loneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are 'not the same thing' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher explains what we know — and what we don't — about the link between loneliness and memory problems. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivana Babicova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/u6A4FJ85GZehFm4dzZuAH.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A researcher explains why the link between loneliness and memory loss may be more nuanced than scientists thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration with the silhouette of an older man, with a smaller silhouette of a man sweeping bits of dust off the top of the older man&#039;s head]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II's success. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis II moon mission was a great success. But America's longterm ambitions in space may deserve some scrutiny, a law scholar argues, given the nation's recent conduct on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:50:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Art Cotterell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q9ePVRuLhUXyWnPFBFhkTe.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis II rocket blasted off on its historic moon mission on April 1, 2026. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a stream of orange fire coming from the Artemis I rocket as it launched into space at night]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Human ancestors butchered and ate elephants 1.8 million years ago, helping to fuel their large brains ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A professor of anthropology explores how early hominins ate prehistoric elephants to survive. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/J9QLtBPBs7yTodNCqFa2R5.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I found a new meteor shower — and it comes from an asteroid getting baked to bits by the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A NASA researcher in planetary sciences explains how he discovered a new meteor shower linked to a disintegrating asteroid. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick M. Shober ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G8jYUBwhRCocDA3zEhgKmR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Meteor showers are key events for any stargazer to look out for. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Time-lapse image of meteors streaking across the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ California declared war on smog in the 1970s. The knock-on effects were huge. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/california-declared-war-on-smog-in-the-1970s-the-knock-on-effects-were-huge</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A professor of environmental law explores the 1970 Clean Air Act and it how it has effected car emissions and smog in the decades since. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ann E. Carlson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5jdsmQ7HFNsw3KE6QbQvQF.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Before catalytic converters, starting a gas-powered vehicle could choke the surrounding area with smog. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[What is the Air Quality Index? Image shows city smog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I've witnessed nearly 100 rocket launches. Artemis II was like nothing I've ever experienced. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A veteran space reporter describes the full-body experience of watching NASA's historic Artemis II lift off ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:58:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roger Guillemette ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RmmiuhoUGJ3PMKcVVk8oLm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s SLS rocket takes off for the moon with four brave humans aboard.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orange and white rocket blasts off a launchpad, billowing gray smoke behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI systems are enabling mass surveillance in the US, and there is no national law that 'meaningfully limits' the use of this data ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/cameras-have-quietly-appeared-in-thousands-of-us-cities-now-their-integration-with-ai-is-sounding-alarms-opinion</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A technology policy researcher explores the ethics of implementing AI in current camera surveillance systems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Reia ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V3ctBAC3GnzUqdheL59yJU.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Security cameras are commonplace in busy residential areas. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Four white security cameras are mounted in a cross-shape at the top of a street pole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endometriosis messes with the immune system and causes 'ripple effects across the body' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two researchers explain how endometriosis drives a whole body immune response due to inflammation, urging the medical community to see it as a whole-body issue. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ April Rees ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nBYu4qsLjHuwgGmuGVnRsK.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Endometriosis can be extremely painful. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[woman laying on her bed holding a hot water bottle to her stomach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump's war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/fossil-fuels/our-fossil-fuel-economy-is-a-house-of-cards-and-trumps-war-in-iran-is-about-to-topple-it-the-need-for-a-clean-energy-transition-has-never-been-clearer-opinion</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Trump's war in Iran is the embodiment of everything that's wrong with our dependence on fossil fuels — and it's highlighting just how vital the transition to renewables is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:58:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:04:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mmann00@sas.upenn.edu (Michael E. Mann) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael E. Mann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RJchLTGEhPYaVAhm4ZQqwV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fire at an oil depot in Iran following attacks on March 8. Energy infrastructure has been heavily targeted since the war broke out at the end of February. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[burnt out trucks with fire in the background of an oil depot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colorado River negotiations have stalled among 7 states and water is scarce. What happens next? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/colorado-river-negotiations-have-stalled-among-7-states-and-water-is-scarce-what-happens-next</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two researchers explore how water rights for the Colorado river get negotiated and why these negotiations have stalled. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:48:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:57:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Schlatter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NmazF7rfPtXTB9BmQcuSYE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Colorado river supplies multiple states with water necessary for agriculture and drinking.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bird&#039;s eye view of a blue river winding through a rocky valley. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some people still believe that aliens shaped ancient civilizations? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two archaeologists explore the enduring myth that extraterrestrials contributed to the various ancient cultures around the world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephan Blum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/okRRz65mfiJMwhHeB8MXED.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Erich von Däniken proposed that monumental structures such as the pyramids could have been built with help from aliens.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Pyramids at Giza]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ I was at ground zero for the AIDS epidemic. RFK's cuts could fuel a new pandemic, just when elimination seemed within reach. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ RFK Jr.'s cutbacks may leave us near-defenseless against HIV spread, but moments in the past show how we can stop the seemingly inevitable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:01:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles LeBaron ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bCJhUw2ayG99d9HyDv6cgB.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 1983, Dr. Mervyn F. Silverman, Director Of Health for the City and County of San Francisco, tried to educate the public about behaviors to mitigate the risk of contracting AIDS based on the limited information they had at the time. A few decades later, studies showed treatments could reduce HIV transmission to zero, and elimination of the disease seemed within grasp.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo shows a man with long hair and a beard wearing a suit and patterned tie pointing at a poster labeled &quot;AIDS is everyone&#039;s problem&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran war could create a 'fertilizer shock' that impacts agriculture and raises food prices ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two researchers explore how a possible closure of the strait of Hormuz due to the Iran War could have consequences on food supply chains and agriculture. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nima Shokri ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pkn5wwo2Cuw385BJozBzUD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A series of cargo ships sail past the coast city of Fujairah, in the Strait of Hormuz, on February  25, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of large black and red cargo ships are seen in the smog over a dark blue ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How plants moved from sea to land and changed Earth forever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A geoscientist explains how the first plants came to exist on Earth, long before the dinosaurs, and how their growth shaped life on our planet as we know it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:56:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:03:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Erin Potter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C29DGKaWKoB6RySrrXCGkE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Once plants really got a foothold, they transformed our planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of tree roots underground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Measles' resurgence in the US is a grim sign of what's coming ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two pandemic researchers explore the recent resurgence of measles in the U.S. and what it could mean for the future of disease responsiveness. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer B. Nuzzo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p7ZqvhEs76ndjH4okrqME8.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. eliminated measles in 2000, but the disease is once again circulating around the country.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Human skin covered with measles rash.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The government is very serious about UFOs. So why are researchers being stymied? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unidentified anomalous phenomena researcher discusses the stigma faced by similar experts conducting their studies into other UAP events while the government continues to release reports on the topic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:09:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Darrell Evans ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VQXxBAoxCdxYursBjjaxHk.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A government employee photographed a UFO that hovered for 15 minutes near Holloman Air Development Center in New Mexico, on Dec.16, 1957.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a UFO taken in 1957 near Holloman Air Development Center, Alamagordo, New Mexico.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ GPS is being weaponized in electronic warfare ‪—‬ and it's putting ships at risk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A cybersecurity researcher explores how GPS disruption can happen and its dangerous consequences. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Raymaker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z4tb7zi5ZRUN7NunRoyF4F.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cyberattacks like GPS spoofing threaten oil supertankers, research vessels and cargo ships at sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ship carries a massive tower.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The appendix evolved at least 32 times across 361 species, so it's 'unlikely to be a useless evolutionary accident,' research finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two researchers explore the evolutionary history of the appendix and its role in human health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Phil Starks ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pe8kAybGjXFqbXnAsiB95P.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Most people get acquainted with their appendix when it’s inflamed and about to rupture.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of the appendix, depicted in pink, extending off of the colon, depicted in blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI just verified a proof that earned one of math's most prestigious prizes. Math will never be the same ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The introduction of AI into mathematics represents a seismic shift in what it means to do math. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:32:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kit Yates ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tR4DxUMrA6KtA9d7AtpFii.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[AI just verified a proof of a higher-dimensional &quot;sphere-packing&quot; problem, which asks how many spheres you can cram into spaces of eight and 24 dimensions. The proof earned Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska the Fields Medal in 2022.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pyramid of tan, yellow, orange and red wooden balls are stacked on a wooden surface with a blurry gray background and yellow border around the image]]></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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/more-advanced-farming-women-married-hunter-gatherer-men-in-europe-thousands-of-years-ago-ancient-dna-reveals</link>
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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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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:16:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Martin B. Richards ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4jemrGGoBwBHQC9hgqgWX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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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[ 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>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Aging]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bill Sullivan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k3TzEgyZFbNNPyHzV7Dfnm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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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[ Pain lasts longer in women, and immune cells may be the culprit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly published study suggests that the immune system may play a role in why recovery from pain differs in men and women. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:57:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Geoffroy Laumet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6hYAE4sNvHrPC7G9Nc8Xy5.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New findings suggest that immune cells may be involved in pain management between men and women]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of a woman holding her hands over her pelvis in pain. She is wearing a brown checked shirt and blue denim jeans and is sat on a white couch. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How menopause affects the brain — and what we still don't know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that that menopause was associated with worse sleep, increased mental health problems and even changes within the brain itself. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mH9kcwXms3dSGEvtJhnxai.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Menopause may have more negative consequences on mental health than people realize. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with short gray wavy hair wearing a white t-shirt holds her forehead in one hand, her elbows propped up on a pillow on her bed. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New tech allows parents to 'score' IVF embryos for desirable traits — and it's in desperate need of regulation ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/new-tech-allows-parents-to-score-ivf-embryos-for-desirable-traits-and-its-in-desperate-need-of-regulation-opinion</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Companies now offer polygenic embryo selection to prospective parents undergoing IVF. But the technology is dangerously underregulated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:20:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sam Trejo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TQ3N6kRfpvTwyqSmfF6kmN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Various companies now offer prospective parents the chance to &quot;score&quot; their embryos&#039; genetics for different traits. But regulation around the tech is lax.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustration of an egg cell being fertilized through IVF with a strand of DNA superimposed on it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vaccine denial sets Americans up for more chronic illness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite well-established links between pathogens and chronic illness, the U.S. government continues to weaken public health measures to treat and prevent infectious diseases — a strategy that will ultimately make Americans even sicker. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:39:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Janna K. Moen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2G4KkBbem3GeVbThrEYM5H.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vaccines are critical tools for preventing both acute illnesses and the post-acute syndromes that can follow.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of woman lying in bed with an arm resting on her forehead]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The brain consistently moved upward and backward': Astronauts' brains physically shift in their heads during spaceflight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study analyzed brain MRI scans from 26 astronauts and found that the longer someone lived in space, the more their brain shifted in their skull. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:12:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Seidler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rgu8oNpT5tHB4g5rhxTYhV.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Runaway' black hole detected by the James Webb telescope adds a strange new chapter to our universe's story ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent observations suggest that 'runaway' black holes are tumbling through the cosmos. Building on decades of theory, the discovery adds a remarkable new chapter to the story of the universe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Black Holes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Blair ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kQqPFebQT8gBsBpdKYdhi5.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An annotated image of a runaway black hole leaving a streak of new stars in its wake.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI griefbots could change how we mourn — but there are serious risks ahead ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher from the University of Essex dives into the philosophical and ethical questions surrounding "deathbots." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Muldoon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGkJzEovpauWHxh2EDST6j.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some individuals have used AI chatbots to help process through their grief. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sad lonely man at home alone sitting on the couch with his caring AI robot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump is bringing car pollution and other greenhouse gases back to America's skies. Here are the health risks we all face from climate change. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four researchers dive into the health risks associated with climate change, and why the recent decision by the Trump administration to rescind key environmental policies could lead to serious harm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:01:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Levy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zn8h4QLhp9by2hLTk57PWd.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A shimmering desert road is hot with a brown sign in the front reading &quot;Caution, Extreme heat Danger.&quot; with a blurred car in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are you a night owl or an early bird? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/sleep/are-you-a-night-owl-or-an-early-bird</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research suggests night owls may face different health risks than early birds do. Which category do you fit into, if either? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>
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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[Which &quot;chronotype&quot; best describes you? Let us know below.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with blond straight hair in a pony tail and wearing blue pajamas stretches on a bed with white sheets and pillows, smiling with her eyes closed]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anglo-Saxon children discovered buried with warrior gear in UK — perhaps as a nod to 'the men these children might have become' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have discovered Anglo-Saxon children buried with a spear, shield and buckles, gear that's usually seen in warriors' graves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:45:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Duncan Sayer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/npz2ikZxtwnXRDkpXhAUeb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Uncovering the graves in the U.K.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Person uncovering the grave. ]]></media:text>
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