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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VyZWSUkWwg872jxB9Qgwmd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have confirmed that the pygmy long-fingered possum (&lt;em&gt;Dactylonax kambuayai&lt;/em&gt;) is alive in New Guinea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pygmy long-fingered possum climbing a branch in New Guinea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets'  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three newly-identified toad species in Tanzania give birth to live young, skipping the frogspawn and tadpole stages — an "exceptionally rare" trait among toads and frogs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:17:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Q8MGq5fmePGRxh6XG2h5Q-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Lyarkurwa]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This toad is part of a newly identified species, &lt;em&gt;Nectophrynoides luhomeroensis&lt;/em&gt;, that gives birth to live young.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a brown spotted toad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jane Goodall, famed primatologist who discovered chimpanzee tool use, dies at 91 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dame Jane Goodall, the world's preeminent chimpanzee expert, died of natural causes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:40:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5Y2DqK89GkCk7M4EbPxhK6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jane Goodall holds a chimpanzee. She died at age 91 on Oct. 1, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Jane Goodall holding a chimp in the jungle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the species so that we can bring it back at any point if it dies out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:27:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hB4RFvavmAtVDSfkUutYme-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jingyin Bao, with funding from Logan City Council and the Australian Research Council Linkage Program (LP210200907)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists are cryopreserving a critically endangered tree species.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A plant shoot tip in a petri dish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the difference between a leopard and a jaguar?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Look closely at the spots to tell leopards from jaguars: there's a subtle clue. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LZzkFyd7HbGQiifnWNf2NH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andreas Furil / 500px and Mario Moreno via Getty Images ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Can you spot the difference between a jaguar (left) and a leopard (right)?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a comparison image showing a jaguar on the left and a leopard on the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch elusive New Zealand snail lay an egg through a 'genital pore' in its neck ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 15:42:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 May 2025 09:22:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/webp" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c82dwYYYdwuEQVdRoqU4QG-1280-80.webp">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Photo shows an egg hatching out of a &#039;genital pore&#039; in a snail&#039;s neck.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo shows an egg hatching out of a &#039;genital pore&#039; in a snail&#039;s neck.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colossal's de-extincted 'dire wolf' isn't a dire wolf and it has not been de-extincted, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists recently revealed that they have "brought back" extinct dire wolves thanks to genetic engineering — but experts say the newly created animals are only like dire wolves in appearance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 14:36:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:00:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FtTULMGmdpzbwLNALAjFmN-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have created genetically engineered &quot;dire wolves&quot; that resemble the extinct ice age predators.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray wolf genetically engineered to look like a dire wolf holds a stick in its mouth as it walks in the snow.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 snow leopards spotted together on remote Pakistan mountain in rare footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After spotting pawprints for two weeks, a gamekeeper and photographer in Pakistan caught a rare glimpse of a family of four snow leopards. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:55:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qVSvqmYGoaPT2QWQah2Cha-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sakhawat Ali]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video of a family of four snow leopards prowling through the snow in the mountains of northern Pakistan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video of a family of four snow leopards prowling through the snow in the mountains of northern Pakistan.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wild animals that experience trauma are half as likely to survive, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:42:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:39:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Xochitl Ortiz Ross ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VbyDrQM5vzgLwvecMpMGFM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Xochitl Ortiz Ross]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marmots were a good test species for a wildlife adversity index. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two marmots sit on a rock surrounded by grass and wildflowers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The simplicity of life just hits you': Watch rare footage of critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla feeding her baby in the wild ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Filmmakers captured a mother eastern lowland gorilla nursing her infant for the PBS show "Silverback." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:53:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/94ayy4hvMaYrikpUpHxRYo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great white sharks split into 3 populations 200,000 years ago and never mixed again — except for one hybrid found in the Bermuda Triangle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists found three distinct great-white-shark populations that congregate in different oceans and do not interbreed. Their separation may have implications for conservation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2024 21:22:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristel Tjandra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uWAzHn9JcWAsthc9mtS6y4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Great white sharks are at high risk of extinction. Scientists are studying their distinct populations in different oceans to assess any potential for interbreeding. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Great white surfacing onto the water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nearly half a million 'invasive' owls, including their hybrid offspring, to be killed by US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a final proposal to kill around 450,000 invasive barred owls in the Northwest, in an attempt to save two native species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:46:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S7xRWt8JDipdMuVHwFuPU5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is planning to kill around 450,000 barred owls in the Northwest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of a barred owl]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 species that scientists got wrong ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The definition of a species is surprisingly unsettled, and the classifications of some of the best-known animals have come under scrutiny. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:01:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ amandaeheidt@gmail.com (Amanda Heidt) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Heidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rGLAe5buVBfAWPBWTYKX44-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What defines a species? Inside the fierce debate that's rocking biology to its core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The question of what defines a species has vexed scientists across the ages, particularly in conservation, where decisions require a firm understanding of biodiversity. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:00:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:15:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ amandaeheidt@gmail.com (Amanda Heidt) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Heidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7SLdjKNqpaibeMcnfC2CAT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have long debated whether the Florida panther is a North American cougar (Puma concolor couguar) or its own unique subspecies (P. c. coryi), ultimately settling on the former. The debate is part of a growing crisis in how scientists classify species.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A naturalist-style illustration of the Florida Panther]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery 'random event' killed off Earth's last woolly mammoths in Siberia, study claims ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Woolly mammoths survived on Wrangel Island for 6,000 years after their mainland cousins had perished. A new genomic study has revealed that this final population likely died from a sudden, mysterious event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/93PM5cR4AHevy3Jm4jfHJD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of Wrangel Island&#039;s last surviving woolly mammoth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of Wrangel Island&#039;s last surviving woolly mammoth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japan plans to commercially hunt vulnerable fin whales, enraging conservationists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Japan has announced plans to add fin whales — the second-largest animal on Earth — to its list of commercial whaling species, which currently includes Bryde's, sei and minke whales. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 15:58:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pbNASduer2Mv2bTAmj9VA3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) is the second largest whale species on Earth after the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A fin whale gliding through the ocean. We can make out its grey back and white belly.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Most of Gorongosa's large animals had died': How an African paradise for nature recovered from the ravages of war ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this excerpt from the beautiful book "Rewild the World at Bedtime" by Emily Hawkins and illustrator by Ella Beech, we discover how one of Mozambique's most diverse national parks recovered from the devastating effects of war. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7iushqCGp7cS2Jm2JwLqkP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Rewild the World at Bedtime&quot; by Emily Hawkins and illustrated by Ella Beech is available now.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rewild the World at Bedtime by Emily Hawkins, illustrated by Ella Beech © Wide Eyed Editions, 2024]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Woolly mammoth de-extinction inches closer after elephant stem cell breakthrough ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists at the company Colossal Biosciences have derived induced pluripotent stem cells from elephants, which they say could boost efforts to resurrect woolly mammoths. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:36:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9JAq3j4JDTp2JBeTHhez9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius) stride across a snow-covered landscape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of three mammoths striding across a snow-covered landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years being planted in secret locations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994. Scientists are now hoping to reintroduce the species in the wild in a conservation effort that could take centuries. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:23:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CHXghBStpBUc8X5jWVsdJV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wollemi pines were rediscovered in Australia 2 million years after they were thought to have gone extinct. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up of Wollemi Pine Tree.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fishing cats seen feasting on chicks at the tops of 26-foot-tall trees in Bangladesh ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ South Asian fishing cats have been caught on camera hunting chicks in tree tops, potentially solving the mystery of how this vulnerable species survives during the monsoon season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 10:30:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carys Matthews ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xAc5AexnoNX527dj2YchzT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[black and white camera trap photo showing a cat hunting chicks in a tree canopy ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[black and white camera trap photo showing a cat hunting chicks in a tree canopy ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st-ever white rhino IVF sparks hope that 'doomed species' could still be saved, despite there being no males left ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers in Kenya successfully transplanted a white rhino embryo into a female surrogate for the first time. The pregnant mother-to-be died from an unrelated illness before she could give birth, but the procedure showed that some of the world's rarest animals can still be saved. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9XimEYJS8m8e2zzVo4EwPi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers successfully implanted an artificially created embryo into a southern white rhino for the first time. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers stand around a rhino]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Incredibly rare' 2nd-century Roman armor pieced together like an 'ancient jigsaw puzzle' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Conservators in the U.K. have painstakingly reassembled a piece of Roman armor that was broken into more than 100 pieces. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 13:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vKbipBxirK96F9tZmSws9a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The reconstructed brass Roman armguard will be on display next month as part of an exhibition at National Museums Scotland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A piece of Roman armor displayed at a museum.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pangolin courtship ritual and birth of a 'pangopup' captured in incredible, rare footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pangolin courtship rituals can last hours and require lots of adjusting for the couple's scaly armor, incredible new footage shot for the PBS series "Big Little Journeys" reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:28:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7dC5MC3e2bktPZoXkMYeNn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A baby pangolin clings to its mother&#039;s back, seven months after the mating ritual.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pangolin pup on mothers back ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Clouded leopard: The cat with saber-like teeth that can walk upside down in trees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Clouded leopards can rotate their ankle joints by almost 180 degrees and they kill prey by biting the back of their necks with their huge teeth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Shersby ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wsDQF3eTfqPsuRX7z4oL3C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 1.5-foot-long rat that can crack open coconuts photographed for 1st time on remote island ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After years of failed attempts, scientists have finally succeeded in snapping images of an extremely rare, enormous rat that is so big it can reportedly chew through coconuts on the Solomon Islands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Nov 2023 15:30:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dy3PoiXHehgc99qswG7384-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At the time of its discovery, the Vangunu giant rat (Uromys vika) was the first new species of rodent described from the Solomon Islands in over 80 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A camera trap picture of a Vangunu giant rat on the Solomon islands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wolf spider mama wearing crown of babies captured in stunning photo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Winning images from The Nature Conservancy's 2023 Global Photo Contest include a wolf spider in a Maryland park with a hat made of her own babies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2023 17:52:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hLASZPmATWNK2mEcSbKP2B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eerie blackwater dive image shows paper nautilus floating on stick after volcanic eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A photograph of a paper nautilus in the aftermath of the Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines has won 2023 Ocean Photographer of the Year award. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 17:16:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ annie.shaink@futurenet.com (Annie Corinne Shaink) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annie Corinne Shaink ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZTnHW69PfkGmgLg7LL6gTL-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jialing Cai, Ocean Photographer of the Year]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Paper Nautilus drifts on a piece of ocean debris at night, surrounded by heavy sediment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Paper Nautilus drifts on a piece of ocean debris at night, surrounded by heavy sediment.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of 'living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years finally solved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Wollemi pine was thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago until it was rediscovered by a group of hikers in 1994. Now, scientists have decoded its genome to understand how it's survived — almost unchanged — since the time of the dinosaurs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:11:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aFGzcazaKS34vEKdyaYQRB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st of its kind footage shows guard dogs saving sheep from puma attack on a pitch black mountain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The footage of a puma hunting sheep was captured with thermal imaging cameras in the Patagonian wilderness as part of a new National Geographic show. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 13:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/o2hLV8uKZHnugAdLFV4Y7b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thermal cameras show the puma approaching the herd of sheep in the Patagonian mountains. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[heat cameras show a puma stalking a herd of sheep in the foreground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 times humans messed with nature and it backfired ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ History is peppered with times when our patchy knowledge of natural systems has led to questionable interventions with unintended — and sometimes disastrous — consequences. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fKXoqKWCfCGi67iCSfHt9k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humans have managed to make some huge errors when it comes to controlling nature.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a chimpanzee with its hand over its face on a green background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Critically endangered donkey with stripy 'zebra legs' born in UK zoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An African wild ass, one of the most endangered animals on the planet, was recently born at a U.K. zoo and is already doing "zoomies" around its enclosure. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 16:34:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2iaNbD5d5skQUG6bw9Z6gg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 190 years after Darwin, 2-year expedition launches to retrace his voyage around the world ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/190-years-after-darwin-2-year-expedition-launches-to-retrace-his-voyage-around-the-world</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The team of researchers and conservationists will collect scientific data, while also training the next generation of environmentalists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 16:37:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AxFFNdas7mjrFFEVUVmGx5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby Moby Dick? Rare white humpback whale calf filmed off Australia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The latest footage follows two other sightings of all-white, newborn humpback calves — but experts aren't convinced these whales are albino like the famous Migaloo. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 11:57:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nPPnmCCQbK5Bu5tbAs3K94-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jaydyn Mathewswon]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's deepest canyon is home to Asia's tallest tree - and Chinese scientists only just found it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At 335 feet (102 meters) in height, the enormous newly-discovered cypress tree — which was found in a forest in Tibet — would tower over the Statue of Liberty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:35:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6yJRtuiY26xmCX4eFUx3Di-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The tallest tree in Asia has been found in a canyon in China]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The tallest tree in asia pictured from above surrounded by forest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet 'Dr. Deep Sea,' the scientist who broke the record for the longest time living underwater ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Joseph Dituri, who recently broke the record for the longest time spent living underwater, tells Live Science what he has learned during his time beneath the waves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2023 11:00:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sv8iRxNZDRmwRxvKBRt6L9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Joseph Dituri sits infront of an undersea window holding bags of biological samples he collected from himself]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Joseph Dituri sits infront of an undersea window holding bags of biological samples he collected from himself]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crocodiles and gharials are getting bizarre orange 'tans' in Nepal. Here's why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers think it could be down to where these crocs are hanging out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:49:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWqW8BCFYyr2akgyaL4t4o-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An alligator spotted in South Carolina turned orange in 2017 after spending the winter in a rusty iron culvert.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of the orange alligator spotted in South Carolina in 2017 walking across grass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mini kangaroos on steroids' make comeback in South Australia after disappearing for 100 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The tiny marsupials have a penchant for peanut butter, which researchers have used to help them monitor and conduct health checks on the population. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 14:21:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rpSncNcvybutssWhCas6mE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Brush-tailed bettongs are thriving on Yorke Peninsula, in southern Australia, where they were reintroduced in August 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A juvenile male brush-tailed bettong sits in the hands of one of the researchers.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's only known albino giant anteater appears to be thriving in the wild, photos show ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The white anteater, known as Alvin, was first spotted late last year clinging to his mother's back. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 13:49:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5uQP5NQLbbPT5YbzBxDFZn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An all white anteater walking through grass with a GPS vest n its back.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An all white anteater walking through grass with a GPS vest n its back.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Long-extinct Tasmanian tiger may still be alive and prowling the wilderness, scientists claim ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Based on reported sightings, some scientists say the iconic creature probably survived until the late 1980s or 1990s, but others are skeptical. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2023 14:38:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wPpuWLqnYjDkszM4iWNf9k-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The last known thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) died in captivity at Hobart Zoo, in Tasmania, on Sept. 7, 1936. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white picture of the last known thylacine at Hobart Zoo, in Tasmania, shows the distinctive stripes on its lower back.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest freshwater turtle species doomed to extinction after last female washes up dead ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The known population of the Yangtze giant softshell turtle is now just two males. Experts said that if the female had survived, she could have "laid a hundred eggs or more a year." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 12:51:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4rTF23mff9DXb3Ymj5qnU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gigantic, 13-foot crocodile found with its head torn off on Australian beach ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/alligators-crocodiles/gigantic-13-foot-crocodile-found-with-its-head-torn-off-on-australian-beach</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The beheading, which may have been motivated by a recent spate of crocodile attacks on humans, could spell trouble for the local ecosystem. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:38:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zcbdX9KNiiLF6xEVfSQriK-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tom Chalmers Hayes via Instagram (Screenshot from @crocodile_beers)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The decapitated crocodile was found on Cow Bay Beach, north of the Daintree River in Queensland, Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A crocodile which has had its head torn off is displays gruesome injuries lies dead on a sandy beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Black widows are being slaughtered by their brown widow cousins, and we don't know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brown widow spiders, which are invasive to North America, are wiping out black widow populations in the U.S. by aggressively attacking them for no clear reason, a new study shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:49:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hiih3ptKxBBWv6HwXmvzb4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Brown widow spiders (Latrodectus geometricus) have caused population declines among several black widow species in the U.S.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brown widow spiders (Latrodectus geometricus) have caused population declines among several black widow species in the U.S.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ GPS-tagged possums and raccoons could be sacrificed to capture Florida's invasive pythons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers accidentally discovered that GPS-tagged mammals can help locate Florida's invasive Burmese pythons, which are destroying local ecosystems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 15:32:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qevYZPtqnNLubNny3tao2m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An X-ray image shows a GPS-collar, that once sat around the neck of a possum, inside a dead Burmese python that swallowed it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An X-ray image shows a GPS-collar, that once sat around the neck of a possum, inside a dead Burmese python that swallowed it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More than a third of US wildlife at risk of extinction, 'grim' new report shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A report from the conservation group NatureServe warns that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the U.S. are "at risk" of extinction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 14:42:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kkBHEqqpcwiNGCeppbbGCH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Which animals are most likely to survive climate change? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/which-animals-will-survive-climate-change</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What animal species will survive projected future droughts, rising temperatures and habitat loss? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 20:11:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:35:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jRKoJn879Zt2EFPbWmRw6J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Climate change is imperiling large species high up on the food chain, including polar bears, seen here on melting ice in Svalbard, Norway.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A polar bear on melting ice in Svalbard, Norway.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Devils Hole pupfish is so inbred that it shouldn’t be alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research reveals exactly how inbred the Devils Hole pupfish is. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BA5PbE5MUef93VhcJ2sRUR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Speak of the devil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Devils Hole pupfish looks directly into the camera, against a black background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound whale species that lives exclusively in US waters may already be on the brink of extinction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A group of more than 100 international researchers has signed an open letter to the Biden administration calling for urgent action to save Rice's whale from extinction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2022 14:50:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eXGqn7QkuQb9T59T5UTYST-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of a Rice&#039;s whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The species was officially named in 2021 and is endemic to the northeast region of the gulf, making it the only whale species endemic to U.S. waters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photograph of a Rice&#039;s whale in the Gulf of Mexico. The species was officially named in 2021 and is endemic to the northeast region of the gulf, making it the only whale species endemic to U.S. waters. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's first wolf clone born to surrogate dog, Chinese company reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Chinese pet-cloning company has successfully cloned an Arctic wolf for the first time. The adorable pup is proof that cloning could be used to help save endangered species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:31:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3p4mBeUYtbZzVjJsAbAJQ7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The world&#039;s first Arctic wolf clone was recently born in China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The world&#039;s first Arctic wolf clone was recently born in China.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lizards: From tiny geckos to giant Komodo dragons ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lizards are a diverse group of reptiles made up of thousands of species around the world, including giant Komodo dragons and chameleons the size of your fingertip. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6AxBGxrtbSAkmhLmtdvGLX-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Are insects edible and are there any benefits to chowing down on invertebrates? Here's what you might want to consider ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lou Mudge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oTX7feCYRM3j5TFaq9zWPK-1280-80.jpg">
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