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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Fish ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China banned all fishing to save the Yangtze River. This 'nuclear' option appears to be working. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Decades of overfishing and habitat degradation led to huge declines in freshwater biodiversity in China's longest river, but there are signs of recovery after a fishing ban was implemented in 2021. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wzGw4Wkx3MHZATkSvKSYiN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China put a 10-year ban on commercial fishing on the Yangtze River. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial shot of the Yangtze river, a teal colored strip of water seen between two lush, rocky peaks. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark attacks in Hawaii spike in October, and scientists think they know why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharktober is real in Hawaii — and it's down to the reproductive pattern of predatory tiger sharks, an analysis of 30 years of data reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:31:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:20:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BhmfCV39LJ8y7TNW2qWbJ4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers in Hawaii analyzed 30 years&#039; worth of data on shark bites and found a significant rise in October ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three tiger sharks ( Galeocerdo cuvier ) North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii, USA ( Central Pacific Ocean ).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A baby suddenly started to smell of rotting fish ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A boy would stink of fish after eating certain dishes, and doctors found that the noxious odor likely stemmed from a rare genetic quirk. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:53:51 +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/gyDBfygWcEShuWRsXuzam3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Doctors determined that a young boy had an uncommon genetic conditions that&#039;s only been described a few hundred times in the medical literature. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a baby looking at fish in a tank]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Never-before-seen adorable pink bumpy snailfish with funny little beard filmed in deep canyon off California coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used remotely operated vehicles to find three new species of snailfish off the California coast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 10:17:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 22:35:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xVXZ2GVXc6EzKLcg7BS9d6-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly discovered snailfish species was discovered at a depth of 10,700 feet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bumpy snailfish photographed in the deep sea. It has a distinctive pink color, pectoral fins with long fin rays, and a unique bumpy texture. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fishers discover first-of-its-kind bright orange shark with two rare conditions in Caribbean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fishers caught a bright orange shark off Costa Rica that had albinism, alongside the species' first scientifically documented case of an extremely rare condition called xanthism. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 15:24:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 22:46:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VaFeQPizXPrYMUo6GeG92f-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Garvin Watson and Parismina Domus Dei. Parismina Limón Bar, Costa Rica.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nurse sharks are normally yellow to gray-brown, but this one was bright orange. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of an orange shark with xanthism caught on a line next to a boat. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of bumblebee catfish captured climbing waterfall in never-before-seen footage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists don't know much about the rare bumblebee catfish, native to the rivers of Brazil. One research team was lucky enough to observe thousands of them climbing to scale a waterfall, probably to find opportunities to mate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:23:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:17:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HKJSSuuYGEgrxXFfnNrneN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marinho, M. M. F., de Paula, E. A., Severo-Neto, F., Santos, Y. S., &amp; Gimênes-Junior, H. (2025). Bumblebee on the rocks: Massive aggregation, migratory and climbing behaviour of a small Neotropical catfish. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–4.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/rocket-like-jellyfish-regal-komodo-dragon-and-harrowing-whale-rescue-see-the-stunning-ocean-photographer-of-the-year-2025-finalists</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Finalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:13:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n5ick6pMduTs7JujboP2ed-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Romain Barats/Ocean Photographer of the Year]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of an agile penguin colony in Antarctic water is a finalist in the Wildlife category of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Penguins swim underwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Big-butt starfish,' 'little sweet potato' and dozens of never-before-seen species recorded during deep-sea expedition off Argentina ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have captured footage of a "big-butt seastar" off the coast of Argentina that looks like Patrick Star from "SpongeBob SquarePants." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:47:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:12:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ María de los Ángeles Orfila ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BkJN5NBYHTSafdtAfiL42P-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Screenshot from the Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newfound sea star, nicknamed &quot;big-butt starfish,&quot; bears a resemblance to Patrick Star from &quot;SpongeBob SquarePants.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a starfish with a chubby, human-like &quot;butt&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark Week team discovers unusual 'black makos' off California coast  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Weird makos filmed off the California coast in a new Shark Week show raise questions about what these sharks actually are. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:42:36 +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/w4jnNJVfLnkxZRKwhCLaiC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Discovery Channel]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mako shark the Shark Week team caught while filming &quot;Black Makos of the Abyss.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a mako shark breaching and biting bait]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to watch Shark Week 2025: Live TV & streaming schedule for Discovery special ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ All the broadcast information, including full program guide and show synopses, so you can watch Shark Week 2025 from anywhere from July 20-26. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 14:35:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fran Ruiz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AEnJc7vYNShVettZqR9Hcc-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Warner Bros. Discovery]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The poster for Shark Week 2025, featuring a Great White Shark with jaws agape alongside the Shark Week logo.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The poster for Shark Week 2025, featuring a Great White Shark with jaws agape alongside the Shark Week logo.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do sharks freeze when flipped upside down? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/sharks/why-do-sharks-freeze-when-flipped-upside-down</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many shark species are temporarily paralyzed when turned upside down. But what benefit does this trait have? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 13:23:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7fwZ5mv2sKFdCzwXoHczn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rodrigo Friscione via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A diver in the Northern Bahamas Banks examines an upside down tiger shark that is in a trance-like state known as tonic immobility. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A scuba diver holds a shark upside down underwater as many other smaller sharks and fish swim around]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pacific spiny lumpsucker: The adorable little fish with a weird suction cup resembling human teeth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pacific spiny lumpsuckers are wee, coastal fish that look a bit like concerned strawberries, have a fluorescent glow and pack some serious body armor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:37:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Liz Langley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nbeefBfbV659mTeGN6SzAj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pacific spiny lumpsuckers have tiny fins they have to flap furiously to get around. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small, cute, exotic Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker fish sits on a rock in the ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pelican eel: The midnight zone 'gulper' with a giant mouth to swallow animals bigger than itself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Open wide! The gaping gob of a pelican eel can expand into a voluminous sac for trapping elusive prey in the dark ocean depths. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GgCVFbRgDWb8FuXZcZgoF4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The lower jaw of a gulper eel is about one-quarter as long as its entire body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pelican eel (Eurypharynx) head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Our teeth evolved from fish 'body armor' over 460 million years, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Teeth are sensitive because they evolved from sensory tissue in both ancient vertebrates and ancient arthropods. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RTchjLDRiPi8ep8dbpw5KS-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s rendering of &lt;em&gt;Astraspis&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Megalograptus&lt;/em&gt;, which both had sensory exoskeletons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two extinct sea animals fighting]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do sharks make noises? An accidental discovery might just answer that question ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists noticed the clicking sound after handling the rig sharks during routine behavioral experiments. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFA9vxXWQEUgXhkZpUrnaF-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Mariana Trench is home to some weird deep sea fish, and they all have the same, unique mutations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deep-sea fish adapt to some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. New research analyzing their evolution finds the same mutation across fish species that have evolved on separate timelines — alongside human-made pollutants contaminating the deep sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:52:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 23:03:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F44iXEUuNSmx7E8Dz5rhP6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists sampled fish living in the Pacific&#039;s Mariana Trench and trenches in the Indian Ocean. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of the earth and its oceans with different deep sea species that surround it,]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists capture footage of bizarre deep-sea creature with parasite pig tails ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists on an expedition to the South Sandwich Islands near Antarctica have recorded horrifying videos of parasitic copepods feasting on the head of a deep sea rattail fish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:42:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 23:11:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cXo6j72QxcbLBWoMcGX9HC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A rattail deep sea fish swims close the sea floor with two parasitic copepods attached to its head.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rattail deep sea fish swims close the sea floor with two parasitic copepods attached to its head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Twins! She has another baby': Sea monster from Chile had 2 buns in the oven, rare fossil reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ichthyosaur was pregnant with twins when she died, a fossil from Cretaceous Chile reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:47:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:50:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Soumya Sagar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ppZCV85qtLV8kK9gCwz6Qn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mauricio Álvarez]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of the pregnant ichthyosaur (&lt;em&gt;Myobradypterygius hauthali&lt;/em&gt;), nicknamed Fiona, swimming 131 million years ago around what is now Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of an ichthyosaur swimming underwater with ancient fish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover new 15 million-year old fish with last meal fossilized inside its stomach ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a new fish species called Ferruaspis brocksi, which lived 15 million years ago, and some of the fish have their final meals preserved inside their stomachs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:55:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:51:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cJeYruUrD5srnWgYoCixHg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the 15 million-year-old freshwater fish fossils. The stomach contents of the fish show that they fed predominantly on phantom midges. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fossilised stomach contents of a 15 million year old fish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 340 million-year-old 'nail tooth' shark found deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have found ancient nail tooth shark fossils deep inside Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, revealing new information about a mysterious group of extinct predators. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:28:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:39:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2dWfRr2aNk7YQy5cLSEpWh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NPS Illustration / Benji Paysnoe ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[McGinnis&#039; nail tooth (&lt;em&gt;Clavusodens mcginnisi&lt;/em&gt;) depicted hunting a crustation in a reef-like crinoidal forest during the Carboniferous period.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of McGinnis&#039; nail tooth (Clavusodens mcginnisi) depicted hunting a crustation in a reef-like crinoidal forest during the Carboniferous period.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Golden scaleless cave fish discovered in China shows evolution in action ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of a golden scaleless fish in China is helping scientists understand how animals evolved to live in caves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:03:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:21:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DUhESZxwMnKyve7RfCna3K-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Xiao M-Y, Wang J-J, Luo T, Zhou J-J, Xiao N, Zhou J (2025), Zoosystematics and Evolution (CC BY 4.0).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The previously unknown Xingren golden-line fish appears to be still evolving for cave life. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Xingren golden-lined fish (Sinocyclocheilus xingrenensis).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive male great white shark tagged and released off Florida coast in new video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have tagged a giant male great white shark off the East Coast. The researchers said "Contender" is the largest male white shark ever caught and studied in the northwest Atlantic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:10:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:32:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a7sF7FG4ZmFrxcFtuafotY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a photo of a man pulling a great white shark into a boat]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a man pulling a great white shark into a boat]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists examine bloody mating wounds to reveal details of sharks' secret sex lives  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Shark sex is a bitey business, with males grasping females with their teeth during the act. The resulting wounds are helping scientists to figure out when and where sharks are doing the deed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:19:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 17:56:09 +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/kRLMrv2F4NpYvE3FcfJwb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A sand tiger shark (&lt;em&gt;Carcharias taurus&lt;/em&gt;) in the Indian Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sand tiger shark seen from below in the Indian Ocean. The open jaws reveal needle-like teeth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Mega momma' great white shark killed on drumline may reveal secrets about iconic predator ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists hope the body of a pregnant great white shark killed on a drumline will reveal some of the mysteries of the species' reproduction. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:38:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 21:28:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hGVnBRF8hyecZPxRxs8MMm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 18.4-foot-long great white shark (not pictured) was caught on a drumline in Queensland in August. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Curious white shark turns to look at camera in deep blue water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Stunning' discovery reveals how the Maya rose up 4,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The discovery of complex fish trapping networks from 4,000 years ago hint at how the Maya rose up as a civilization in Central America and what is now southern Mexico. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dYVBEDQMgiBwtfYJUmnSs4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The hunter-gatherer ancestors of the Maya made fishing facilities to help feed people during times of drought. Here, we see an aerial view of (A) a contemporary fishery in Zambia; (B) an ancient fishery in the Bolivian Amazon; and (C) the ancient fishery in the Western Lagoon of Belize.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three satellite images showing a floodplain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shark quiz: How much do you know about these iconic ocean superstars? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharks are formidable fish, having survived multiple mass extinction over hundreds of millions of years. But how much do you know about these misunderstood creatures? Take our science quiz to find out. ]]>
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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/jT2oo5tUZHPKMdPyyCjnzb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A great white shark (&lt;em&gt;Carcharodon Carcharias&lt;/em&gt;) — the biggest predatory fish on Earth — swimming off Guadalupe Island. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Mexico, Great White Shark (Carcharodon Carcharias); Guadalupe Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incredibly rare, ghostly white shark discovered off Albania ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A ghostly white angular roughshark found near Sazan Island, Albania, is the first example of leucism ever recorded in the species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:32:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Sharks]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SKewo5Y8onEQ8rKL5qfuoc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photographs Andrej Gajić, Sharklab ADRIA, study funded by the Explorers Club Expedition Grant “What lurks in the depths?!”]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 380 million-year-old remains of giant fish found in Australia. Its 'living fossil' descendant, the coelacanth, is still alive today. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered a new extinct species of coelacanth that lived 380 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:18:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Cloutier ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g496NKLawwSJF7VSYtZjzU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The coelacanth &lt;em&gt;Ngamugawi wirngarri&lt;/em&gt; in its Devonian reef habitat. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a purple fish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Northern sea robin: The bizarre fish with crab legs it uses to taste the seafloor  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The northern sea robin is a strange-looking fish with legs that it uses to "taste" the seafloor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Fish]]></category>
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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/MpgDS5UV6UBZVU9TMAgTgQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning video shows sharks devouring sea urchins, spines and all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeremy Day ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pQpks9CP62tfFMwFiXanna-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Giordano Cipriani via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alligator gar: The 'living fossil' that has barely evolved for 100 million years  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This living fossil can grow as large as an alligator, has two rows of needle-sharp teeth, and such strong armor that it survived predatory dinosaurs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K8HA76pKEunhvFHsRy9Bu9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Alligator gar (&lt;em&gt;Atractosteus spatula&lt;/em&gt;) in water. Alligator gar is a ray-finned euryhaline fish related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) in water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How did sharks become Earth's 'ultimate survivors'? Paleontologist John Long finds answers in new book 'The Secret History of Sharks' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "The Secret History of Sharks" author John Long met with Live Science to discuss his new book, recent revelations about megalodons, and how he got over his fear of great whites. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3QusdeAjbwytpMVkcUGwwb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Greate white shark photo taken from a shark diving cage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Greate white shark photo taken from a shark diving cage.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024: See stunning photos of hungry whale, surfing seagull, freaky fish babies, land-loving eel and adorable toxic octopus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Check out some of the best photos from 2024's Ocean Photographer of the Year competition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 11:42:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:24 +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/44nfDuTMvgsRh6hPmkRHiT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shane Gross]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of wide-eyed midshipman fish babies sitting on top of luminous embryonic sacs was the winner in the Ocean Portfolio category.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Baby fish with wide-eyes sat on orange egg sacs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Angular roughshark: The pig-faced shark that grunts when captured ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:46 +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/naPzEmRPE4bPV4VoWKP9hQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Isola d&#039;Elba App]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An angular roughshark pulled from the water near Elba, an Italian island near Tuscany.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Profile photo of the angular roughshark.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient relative of 'living fossil' fish reveals that geological activity supercharges evolution ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ancient coelacanth, which has existed for some 419 million years, never stopped evolving despite its reputation as a "living fossil." A new discovery reveals that it evolved faster when plate tectonics were most active. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g496NKLawwSJF7VSYtZjzU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s recreation of the &lt;em&gt;Ngamugawi wirngarri &lt;/em&gt;coelacanth in its natural habitat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a purple fish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch baby Japanese eel escape from stomach of predator in X-ray video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish before its escape attempt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:57:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uyDjYhmhv3WjsYBKssrvq4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Current Biology/Hasegawa et al  ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish before its escape attempt. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an xray showing an eel inside the digestive tract of a dark sleeper fish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant oarfish: The 'doomsday' fish of legend that supposedly foreshadows earthquakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5tWtmNz5rUQHwAEndEQGw6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In mythology, giant oarfish are said to foreshadow earthquakes, although evidence shows this is not the case. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[in an image at the top, dozens of military men hold a huge oarfish in a line. Below is an artist impression of a giant oarfish with blueish skin and a red frill on a black background. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A really big shark got gobbled up by another, massive shark in 1st known case of its kind ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pregnant porbeagle shark is believed to have been eaten by a great white, with the larger predator swallowing its tracking device off the coast of Bermuda, scientists report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:38 +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/CV74PVfxSTc94G9XxPfuPR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pregnant porbeagle shark after being tagged off Cape Codd. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a side view of a porbeagle shark&#039;s face underwater with its mouth open]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Massive landslide dams Canadian river, trapping endangered fish on the wrong side ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/earth-from-space-massive-landslide-dams-canadian-river-trapping-endangered-fish-on-the-wrong-side</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent landslide along the banks of a river in British Columbia completely dammed the waterway, leading to evacuation warnings and potentially dooming an endangered fish population trapped on the wrong side of the debris. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:33 +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/JrACXtiwDidFK8m7f5j4eM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Satellite photos of the Chilcotin River taken by Landsat 9 before the landslide (July 16) and after the landslide (Aug. 1) show how the river swelled up after being dammed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite photo of a river that has swelled up to a point before stopping completely]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare 'doomsday fish' said to bring earthquakes spotted in California days before LA quake ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Beachgoers found a rare oarfish off California two days before an earthquake, mirroring folklore that says the deep-sea creatures are "doomsday fish." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 18:35:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nLsKtMgafYuVWKHvJiMTQ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kayakers and snorkelers discovered the 12-foot-long oarfish, or &quot;doomsday fish,&quot; floating between La Jolla Cove and La Jolla Shores in California. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman smiles in the water next to a huge long fish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pearlfish: The eel-like fish that lives up a sea cucumber's butt  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This slimline, eel-like fish has no scales for protection so chooses to use a sea cucumber's sphincter for safety. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Aug 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wWSxZTB7TpW2h7AEGVyWpB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A graceful pearlfish (Encheliophis gracilis) peering from the anus of the sea cucumber Bohadschia argus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small orange fish pokes its head out of a hole in a sea cucumber]]></media:text>
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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[ Sharks in an Italian aquarium keep having 'virgin birth' after years without males ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two endangered female sharks found to be reproducing asexually in the absence of males in what appears to be a vital survival mechanism amid declining male populations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:52:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Reham Atya ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ETGjM4GjzEvQxcz8VYkuY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pups born at the Cala Gonone Aquarium in Italy represent the first documented case of facultative parthenogenesis in the common smooth hound shark (&lt;em&gt;Mustelus mustelus&lt;/em&gt;).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three images, all pictures of a small shark pup swimming.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Secret of why Greenland sharks live so incredibly long finally revealed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Surprising new research has revealed why the world's longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, has such a lengthy lifespan. The findings could have big implications for the species' future. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:17:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXM4M8KFaJF5b27QPsVB3n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers may have finally discovered the secret behind the Greenland shark&#039;s startling longevity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Greenland shark or Greenland sleeper shark, Somniosus microcephalus and divers, St. Lawrence River estuary, Canada, (shark was wild &amp; unrestrained )]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Searching for 'Makozilla' — the supersized mako sharks in the North Pacific ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A decade after a huge mako shark dubbed "The Beast" was caught off the California coast, experts search for its enormous relatives. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:58 +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/GyCDL5Qb9ryf7hcVQPqNzD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A mako shark attacking a piece of bait in the new Shark Week show &quot;Makozilla.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of a mako shark tearing at a piece of bait with water splashing ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tasselled wobbegong: The master of disguise that can eat a shark almost as big as itself ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tasselled wobbegong sharks are so well camouflaged they can vanish on the seafloor, waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass before lunging forward to suck their victims into their giant mouths. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:51 +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/8AWEu7PxnsPGY666mYKDj7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's like we opened a buffet': Sharks in Gulf of Mexico learn to steal food from fishing nets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sharks in the Gulf of Mexico are learning to associate boat engines with food, leading to more and more cases of depredation, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:46:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:52 +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/24dUtDqrFvDZLU9Yv6u9V3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New piranha-like fish with 'human teeth' and Eye of Sauron marking found deep within the Amazon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new species of piranha-like fish called pacu was recently found hiding in plain sight among several near-identical species in the Amazon River. Researchers have named it after Sauron from "The Lord of the Rings." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:49:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:49 +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/RFcbm93kPE2tieaKWkEV79-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new fish was named after a stripe on its side, which looks looks strikingly similar to the &quot;Eye of Sauron.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comapriosn between the Eye of Sauron (left ) and Myloplus sauron (right) ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gigantic sunfish that washed up on Oregon beach could be the largest of its species ever found ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare giant hoodwinker sunfish that washed ashore Gearhart beach in Oregon could be the largest of its species ever sampled. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ShLY4Rcsu6Wi6xBrRkfxEG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The carcass of the hoodwinker fish that appeared on Gearhart beach on June 3. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up of the hoodwinker sunfish on the sandy beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People had linked recent shark attacks in the Florida panhandle to orca activity in the Gulf. But a combination of dry weather and heat was the real driving force. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/36X3TNBaSafhvuAYuvAtxj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bull shark underwater off the coast of West Palm Beach, Florida. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of a swimming bull shark.]]></media:text>
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