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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hernán Cortés: Conqueror of the Aztecs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bVBvsNpZgjKfWMqahhQtZB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hernan Cortés invaded Mexico in 1519 and conquered the Aztec Empire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Engraving Portrait of Hernan Cortés, Spanish Conquistador (1485-1547). He has dark hair down just past his ears, a neatly trimmed moustache and beard. He&#039;s wearing a flat hat with a brimm. He&#039;s also wearing what looks to be a coat with fur lapels.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Engraving Portrait of Hernan Cortés, Spanish Conquistador (1485-1547). He has dark hair down just past his ears, a neatly trimmed moustache and beard. He&#039;s wearing a flat hat with a brimm. He&#039;s also wearing what looks to be a coat with fur lapels.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amerigo Vespucci: Italian explorer who named America  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amerigo Vespucci was a 16th century explorer, after whom the American continents are named. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5K6GAHRzEwBANo6XmBVCbS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious black spot in polar explorer's diary offers gruesome clue to his fate ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 1907, explorer Jørgen Brønlund died during an expedition in Greenland. Scientists recently gleaned new details about Brønlund's death from a mark in his diary. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z9CNts76yRJ3rxDBEXLTFJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The black spot from Brønlund&#039;s diary.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The black spot from Brønlund&#039;s diary.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Is There So Much Oil in the Arctic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beneath the Arctic lie billions of barrels of oil. But as the international energy race intensifies, we wonder, how did all that oil get there in the first place? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AJZ9uwWCzRj7c62bc6MUyA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of an oil platform in the Arctic Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Arctic Oil Illustration]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Navy's 'Aquanauts' Tested the Boundaries of Deep Diving. It Ended in Tragedy. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64751-sealab-aquanauts-tragedy.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Who were the U.S. Navy's deep-diving "aquanauts"? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:07:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:29:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F2bCTKtrnR5n6gUyXURTSW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Left to right: Sealab aquanauts Sanders Manning, Lester Anderson, Bob Barth and Robert Thompson, 1964.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Creepy Hole-Fish Is So Excited to Eat Literally Anything ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Which unfortunate animal will wander too close to this ugly burrow fish's horrible mouth first? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:21:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9uzjsdS4YcBWGr8dfrjgT7-1280-80.gif">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Much Trash Is on Mount Everest? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63061-how-much-trash-mount-everest.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ So much trash and nowhere for it to go leads to a mountain of trash. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 14:12:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9CJo3StY9QQmJ3A3mTZoa9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Sherpa bags up litter on Mount Everest at 8,000 meters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sherpa cleans up Everest. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did Amelia Earhart Perish on the Pacific Island of Nikumaroro? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A forensic anthropologist says he's 99 percent sure bones found on this Pacific Island belong to the lost Amelia Earhart. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:07:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:30:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3NiAAirXTRzMa47DS3WW7R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart, who has a tall, thin body, stands in front of the Lockheed Electra in which she disappeared in July 1937. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart, who has a tall, thin body, stands in front of the Lockheed Electra in which she disappeared in July 1937. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marco Polo: Facts, Biography & Travels ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27513-marco-polo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The travels of Marco Polo from Venice to Asia opened up a whole new world to Europeans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 02:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/csnt6rmECnQGzaaXZs4sUU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Marco Polo traveling. Miniature from the book &quot;The Travels of Marco Polo&quot; (&quot;Il Milione&quot;).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marco Polo traveling]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amelia Earhart: Biography & Disappearance ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amelia Earhart's disappearance during an attempt to fly around the world remains a mystery, but recent expeditions may have found clues to her fate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:58:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:00:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8jTfcm24NetyL2pJYRX4HM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In one of Amelia Earhart&#039;s last transmissions, the U.S. Navy Radio in Honolulu heard a garbled Morse code: “281 north Howland - call KHAQQ - beyond north ... won’t hold with us much longer ... above water ... shut off.”]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart in the Electra cockpit, c.1936.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Captain Cook's Notes Describe Now-Vanishing Arctic Ice Wall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Explorer's meticulous records describing the icy Arctic centuries ago have modern-day value, as a resource for scientists studying climate change. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 20:10:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZSyhH43xDviRD9KhbfPxnR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Capt. James Cook&#039;s Arctic expedition vessels, the Resolution (foreground) and the Discovery, depicted on Aug. 18, 1778, off Icy Cape, Alaska, in an etching by John Webber, published in 1792.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery Deepens Over Bones Linked to Amelia Earhart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Records of a partial skeleton of a castaway found in the 1940s on the Pacific island Nikumaroro shows some similarities to Amelia Earhart, but other forensics scientists are not sure the science holds up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:03:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/G5tWG5ubpVBLHDj2qqX7yG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart stands in front of her biplane called Friendship on June 14, 1928, in Newfoundland. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart stands in front of her biplane called Friendship on June 14, 1928, in Newfoundland. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 25 grisly archaeological discoveries ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From decapitated gladiators and vampire burials to ancient toothy tumors and a mummified lung, Live Science has gathered 25 archeological discoveries that give us the creeps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2016 10:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9R4VknLBjnicJirNq6b3mL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The skull of the &quot;Vampire of Venice&quot; was found in a mass grave with a brick stuck in its jaw. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[vampire-grave]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 80 Years Later, Polar Explorer's Sunken Ship Floats Again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time in more than 80 years, the Maud is floating above the sea surface. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wA87eTWmsf9jq7MCt9D34X-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amundsen used the ship to explore the Arctic from 1918 to 1925. His team recorded many scientific observations and successfully sailed through a Northeast passage from Norway to Alaska. The Maud, then owned by the Hudson&#039;s Bay Company, sank after it sprung a leak in 1930.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amundsen&#039;s Ship]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vasco da Gama: Facts & Biography ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Portuguese explorer opened up a direct route to India around the Cape of Good Hope. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZV7obb6khUK6VnRKu8zqR7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sunken Pirate Ship from Explorer Vasco da Gama's Fleet Discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A sunken ship from Vasco da Gama's fleet has been found off the coast of present-day Oman. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:03:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Dec 2021 16:18:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dceubqvusSex9h8mLQNQXP-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vasco da Gama&#039;s uncle, Vicente Sodré, ignored advice from the locals about impending strong winds. His ship, which was part of five-vessel squadron, became unmoored and sank in a bay, on an island off the coast of present-day Oman.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Doomed Ship]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Photos: Historic Shipwreck from Vasco da Gama's Fleet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Marine archaeologists say they’ve located the wreck of the nau Esmeralda, a Portuguese ship that was part of explorer Vasco da Gama's second voyage to India. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mxb6wSFch8gG86MAH3tx74-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More than a decade after Mearns’ first exploration, more thorough archaeological investigations began at the underwater site in 2013.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Esmeralda Shipwreck Excavations]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Image Gallery: 'Yeti Footprint' Photos Up for Auction ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/47589-gallery-yeti-footprint-photos-auction.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Don't believe in the Abominable Snowman? These photos might make you change your mind. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:23:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:47:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a6EYMXmXzrfNzf5CzKPxNP-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A boot shows how large the alleged yeti track is.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A boot is compared to the alleged yeti track.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Finding the Strength to Reach the Ocean's Furthest Depths ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45336-submarine-super-foams.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do labs design the super foams that enable submarine exploration at the deepest depths? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 19:35:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nikhil Gupta ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7r6k8uKDx7jmXYK5zLR7x5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The structure of a glass, hollow-particle filled, vinyl-ester-matrix syntactic foam. The image was acquired using a scanning electron microscope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Syntactic foam image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is There About to be a Dash for Antarctica's Resources? (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Few places have captured the human imagination like Antarctica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 03:55:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:17:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nick Rowley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lj4q6AL4WCQ5GK875FRk96-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Don Brown, Utah Skies]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Atmospheric phenomena like this sundog, seen over the South Pole, can be created by ice crystals that condense out of water vapor in the air and then refract the sun&#039;s rays.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sundog in Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Explorers Eat Fried Tarantulas at Black-Tie Gala ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/44131-explorers-eat-worms-at-gala.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Goat testicles, earthworms, python and jellyfish were served here at the Waldorf Astoria Saturday night. But that wasn't out of the ordinary. The Explorers Club Annual Dinner famously dares its attendees to be adventurous with their palates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:30:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:00:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jp7QeYH5FAN8f5YZEW93k-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Megan Gannon for Live Science]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The adventurous hors d&#039;oeuvres have become a staple of the glitzy gala, where astronauts and archaeologists rub shoulders with oceanographers and nature photographers. Shown here, a chef serves snakehead fish.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 7 Craziest Land Journeys ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Africa to Antarctica and the conquistadors to modern adventurers, Live Science takes a look at some of the wildest expeditions ever launched. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 13:16:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:34:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eeD3wsJzK3zKFTq35T3JKL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This painting by Frederic Remington (1861-1909) depicts Francisco Vásquez de Coronado y Luján on his epic, and ultimately fruitless, quest to find Cibola, the fabled city of gold. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Francisco Vásquez de Coronado y Luján painting]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ferdinand Magellan: Facts & Biography ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/42788-ferdinand-magellan.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first voyage around the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:22:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:15:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yvs3M7yNwB5949vh99Z4xa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ferdinand Magellan, portuguese explorer]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists at Work: Stuck in the Antarctic Ice We Set Out to Study (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica is a desolate place. It’s cold, windy and lonely. Everything about it is the exact opposite of my normal summer destination. But scientists value the continent like an uncut gem. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:15:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:16:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Erik van Sebille ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L5nYBsNpzc9AvdvEK3wqcj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On board the wonderful Australian icebreaker Aurora australis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Australian icebreaker Aurora australis]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 British Women to Row Across Pacific Ocean for Charity ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/42063-women-rowing-across-pacific-ocean.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four British women are attempting to take on the Pacific Ocean next year, by attempting to row across the 8,446-mile (13,600 kilometers) expanse unassisted. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 20:50:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Daring Japanese Explorer to Attempt Solo Trek to North Pole ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Japanese explorer will attempt to hike solo to the North Pole next year, armed with only as much supplies as he can carry. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:44:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:19:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UASq8KSAg7qqd7rd5zDaCE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Image from one of the North Pole Environmental Observatory webcams.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[North pole lake vanishes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: National Geographic's 2014 Adventurers of the Year ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41405-photos-adventurers-of-the-year.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ National Geographic recognized the achievements of 13 individuals in their list of 2014 Adventurers of the Year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:46:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:51:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ LiveScience Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5iCaBUrYtRCg3ozxotWXDH-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kilian Jornet Burgada was named one of National Geographic&#039;s 2014 Adventurers of the Year. Burgada is a Spanish ultrarunner whose brand of &quot;skyrunning&quot; involves blazing up glaciers, rock ridges and steep snowfields. In this photo, Burgada is climbing the Matternhorn in the Alps.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kilian Jornet Burgada - National Geographic Adventurers of the Year]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ National Geographic Names 2014 Adventurers of the Year ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/41404-national-geographic-adventurers-of-the-year.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ National Geographic recently named 13 intrepid individuals as their 2014 Adventurers of the Year, and now, fans are invited to choose their favorite honoree. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w5Uw4k6qXrktaXCZHLrkQK-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris O&#039;Connell]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Canadian skier JP Auclair is best known for his special style of urban skiing. Auclair was chosen as one of National Geographic&#039;s 2014 Adventurers of the Year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[JP Auclair - National Geographic Adventurers of the Year]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ John Smith of Jamestown: Facts & Biography ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/40898-captain-john-smith.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The blending of history and legend has created a distorted image of the Jamestown leader, especially with the story of his rescue by Pocahontas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 23:08:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:15:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessie Szalay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sCGubK8quKXUqdG5zFAwM9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Capt. John Smith]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Capt. John Smith of Jamestown]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Inside the Explorers Club ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37916-explorers-club-headquarters-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Inside the Explorers Club are artifacts from over a century's worth of exploration, including narwhal tusks, a stuffed polar bear and even a whale penis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:02:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 21:53:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clara Moskowitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9JZfFLZw7zRpLws9YTamK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Explorers Club is located on East 70th St. in Manhattan&#039;s Upper East Side. The exclusive membership is open only to explorers who&#039;ve sailed to new shores, climbed to new heights or trekked on new paths.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Explorers Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Behind the Scenes at NYC's Exclusive Explorers Club ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38969-explorers-club-behind-the-scenes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Explorers Club is open only to members who've sailed to new shores, climbed to new heights or trekked on new paths. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:01:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:16:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clara Moskowitz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gmmiEdV5Hi3wnQFa9Qva24-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Clara Moskowitz/LiveScience]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The members lounge of the Explorers Club is a place for members to meet, discuss expeditions, or just read the newspaper. The wood paneling emulates the style popular in Tudor England in the 15th and 16th centuries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The members lounge of the Explorers Club]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Melting Glacier Reveals Decades-old Tragedy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38133-melting-glacier-reveals-decades-old-tragedy.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 1952, a C-124 Globemaster plane carrying 41 U.S. Air Force and Army men and 11 crew members crashed in Alaska's remote wilderness. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:40:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:45:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gayathri Vaidyanathan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/44w2TbQLL947qmt6TKCvDf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cpt. Jamie D. Dobson, U.S. Army.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recovery team searches the aircraft wreckage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wreckage from a 1952 C-124 Globemaster plane in Alaska crash]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Woman Rowing Solo Across Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37096-rowing-solo-across-pacific-ocean.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Part of trip to circumnavigate Northern Hemisphere. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:22:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:54 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deep Sea Tech Unveils Giant Squid ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27872-deep-sea-tech-unveils-giant-squid.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Smarter technology has finally enabled scientists to glimpse giant squids in their natural habitats. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:10:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Peterson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humans Visit Huge Penguin Colony for First Time ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/26068-humans-visit-penguin-colony.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are some 9,000 penguins in the East Antarctica colony. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Main ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qqzJh3MkJoUP3MrmR7rhHY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly-discovered 9,000-strong emperor penguin colony on the East Antarctic coast.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The newly-discovered 9,000-strong emperor penguin colony on the East Antarctic coast.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An Epic Christmas Bicycle Trek to the South Pole ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/25822-christmas-at-the-south-pole.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Eric Larsen is currently attempting to become the first person to ride a fat tire bike 750 miles from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:51:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:38:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sheila Eldred ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LcfBMxXxDHQf7idwGF6L4L-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eric Larsen/Cycle South]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[cycling, record setting, Antarctica]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cycling, record setting, Antarctica]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Christopher Columbus: A Brief Biography ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/23748-christopher-columbus.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find out who we celebrate on Columbus Day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 16:43:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:15:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nola Taylor Tillman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/thR5nRoGFSEmUBQ5fKaqCQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Library of Congress]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An engraving of Christopher Columbus by Johann Theodor de Bry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Christopher Columbus Engraving]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hopes of Finding Earhart's Plane Fade ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21791-earhart-plane-search-hope-fades.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ As the expedition to Nikumaroro nears an end, hopes to identify pieces of Amelia Earhart's plane are waning. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 07:16:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:45:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rossella Lorenzi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kwB7iSzmX3iTQNK4ikxFWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart and her Lockheed Electra plane.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amerlia Earhart, first woman flying across the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Future Mars Rover May Use Bigger Parachute and Atomic Clocks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21615-nasa-mars-mission-technology-budget-cuts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA cuts could see Spirit, Opportunity rovers return with advanced sensors and land with atomic clocks and ballutes ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:12:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Coppinger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rgzpho4AUqLzA9KX64tHqB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mockup of NASA&#039;s Curiosity Mars rover gets its wheels dirty in sand dunes near California&#039;s Death Valley in early May 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mars Rover]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Search for Amelia Earhart's Plane Begins ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/21379-amelia-earhart-tighar-lockheed-electra.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A grainy photo from 1937 appears to show something on the reef off of Nikumaroro. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:58:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:45:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rossella Lorenzi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4w7YT7Le9YpZKjSQZ27eNP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Purdue University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart was flying a Lockheed Electra airplane when she disappeared in 1937.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Amelia Earhart airplane]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China Sub Set to Dive to Record-Breaking Depths ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/20895-china-set-dive-record-breaking-depths.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The attempt marks a game-changer for state-sponsored deep-sea exploration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:44:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:15:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozhQWu54Ef7J3BwvLrKged-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This image of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot on Earth, was made using sound waves bounched off the sea floor. Darker blues represent deeper spots.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This image of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest spot on Earth, was made using sound waves bounched off the sea floor. Darker blues represent deeper spots.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Everest Overcrowding: Can It Be Fixed? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31461-everest-overcrowding-deadly.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hundreds of climbers form lines to attempt to push for the summit and this past weekend the results were deadly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 13:58:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Sohn ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7wZPYnwjuZpCfYqVZ7Dnv6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Search for Amelia Earhart Starts Again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A renewed high-tech search for remains of the famous pilot and her plane will start this summer. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rossella Lorenzi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3r3ocUcqZ2DHn2FQ6rcuya-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of Amelia Earhart and her employment application.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A historical photograph of Amelia Earhart. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man 'Born to Explore' Takes TV Viewers to Untouched Morocco ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Take a trip to one of the most isolated villages in Morocco, a place where foreigners have never set foot. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NPMQPpJ4RiKbtCNVtwUyt9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Explorer Richard Wiese walks with locals near a remote and isolated village in Morocco&#039;s Atlas Mountains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Morocco, rugged beauty]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Images: Morocco's Rugged Beauty ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/31195-images-morocco-rugged-beauty.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Take a trip to one of the most isolated villages in Morocco, a place where foreigners rarely go. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JYpaZUkU2A3eHrx9VoFWy4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Team Reaches the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro  Completely Barefoot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Team Reaches the Top of Mt. Kilimanjaro  Completely Barefoot ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:19:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:05:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Erik Trinidad ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jD5q6QFc2pvgqS4zaGWr5L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica: 100 Years of Exploration (Infographic) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30969-antarctica-100-years-exploration-infographic.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ See how Antarctica fits into the context of the southernmost part of Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:57:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karl Tate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WdKS7Yoy2AXwExxCd2qaq4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The silhouette of the continent of Antarctica outlines a view of the peaks of the Asgard Range. The inset photo of the Earth, taken in 1972 by the returning crew of the Apollo 17 moon mission, features the Antarctic ice sheet at the bottom. Emperor penguins are among Antarctica&#039;s most-reknowned forms of wildlife.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Antarctica Amundsen]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Modern-Day Cavewoman Explores Spectacular Caves ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30362-caves-asia-liz-price.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This adventure is not for the faint of heart. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 21:40:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Mustain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YKKMaRQpYvUUNh4TMRWXKn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Liz Price.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Liz Price, a woman unfazed by roaches or darkness, pictured in a cave in Laos.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cave-laos-liz-110421-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'Jaguar' Catfish Found in Amazon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13049-species-catfish-amazon-river.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fish has dark splotches resembling another Amazon denizen, the jaguar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:09:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:51 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Jxcd5oAESQTvzsa6hS2t-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Adriano Gambarini]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Aerial view of Grão Pará Ecological Station, the world’s largest block of protected rainforest, located on the northern margin of the Amazon River.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Grão Pará Ecological Station, the world’s largest block of protected rainforest, located on the northern margin of the Amazon River.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 'Jaguar' Catfish Species Found in Amazon ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30196-new-species-catfish-amazon-river.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fish has dark splotches resembling another Amazon denizen, the jaguar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:44:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kSAAhRDS2ZxTesuuXtqx9E-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Adriano Gambarini]]></media:credit>
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