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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Flowers ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Woolly devil' flowers in Texas desert are the 1st new plant genus discovered in a US national park in almost 50 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A newly discovered plant found by a national park volunteer in the Texas desert is a small, fuzzy flower that pokes up between rocks. With its limited range, this species could be threatened by climate change. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XaWDSQQnyiBU8AmsyK5PoF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The wooly devil (&lt;em&gt;Ovicula biradiata&lt;/em&gt;) was discovered by a volunteer at Big Bend National Park. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The wooly devil (Ovicula biradiata), a flowering plant that appears soft and fuzzy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Where did the 1st seeds come from? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From delicate dandelions to mighty oak trees, millions of plants use seeds to reproduce. But where did the first seeds come from? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/562thxUxVEJxe8N8i8LWik-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How do insects know which flowers have pollen? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flowers use a variety of strategies to inform pollinating insects about their pollen reserves, including color, smell and even electrical changes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8chxXQCcMfFPpBYVdziEeX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bees prefer the color blue, which may explain why they visit some flowers over others.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bumble bee landing on bluebell to gather pollen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Indian crocodiles seen saving dog from feral pack attack, but scientists divided over what it means ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Crocodiles appeared to rescue a dog that had been chased into a river, and scientists said this unusual behavior could indicate empathy — but others are skeptical. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X96htswZKd6eTMNnXkNHUh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs allowed flowers to thrive in a post-apocalyptic world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have discovered flowering plants were largely unscathed by the Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) mass extinction event 66 million years ago, allowing them to take advantage of the new, dinosaur-free planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:15:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:35 +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/BKev5inAn38EFzv8SXntq8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[While the dinosaur-killing asteroid wiped out many species of flowering plants, the major families — known as angiosperms — survived the mass extinction.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[fossilized flowers on red sandstone from morocco]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious bamboo regeneration baffles scientists ahead of once-in-a-century blooming event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Henon bamboo flowers only once every 120 years then vanishes for years, and researchers have no idea how it regenerates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RxL3UW2KCX2CnVHSJBYGxU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a shoot of the enigmatic bamboo species henon bamboo which flowers once every 120 years]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a shoot of the enigmatic bamboo species henon bamboo which flowers once every 120 years]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Famous Neanderthal 'flower burial' debunked because pollen was left by burrowing bees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study debunks the idea that Neanderthals buried a man on a bed of flowers about 75,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:39:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zsfwiLGYUJ76wQbfjtXaWA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study debunks the idea that Neanderthals laid down their dead on a bed of flowers, as is illustrated here.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[We see an illustration of neanderthals at the entrance of a cave holding flowers for a burial.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brazilian tree frogs could be the 1st example of amphibians pollinating flowers, study finds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in Brazil may have observed the first example of an amphibian pollinating a flowering plant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:07:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/atFTa6hrijSVH84LRmrLPd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carlos Henrique de-Oliveira-Nogueira]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Izecksohn&#039;s Brazilian tree frogs (Xenohyla truncata) dunk themselves like doughnuts in coffee to access a flower&#039;s sweet nectar. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A frog is seen diving headfirst into a flower&#039;s bulb to access nectar. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bloom entombed in amber is the largest fossilized flower ever found ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fossilized flower is the largest ever discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:55:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rgDgVQsdeXDsgVfL6D8qsD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carola Radke/Museum für Naturkunde Berlin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fossilized flower was discovered in a Baltic forest in 1872, but recently received a new classification.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up image of a fossilized flower encased in amber. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000-year-old flower offerings found under Teotihuacan pyramid in Mexico ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient bouquets found under Teotihuacan pyramid in Mexico may have been offerings to a fertility god. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:35:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JVbJNytv8YHacGkYXd8UgU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bouquet of flowers found in a tunnel under a Teotihuacan pyramid survived a bonfire about 2,000 years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bouquet of flowers found in a tunnel under a Teotihuacan pyramid survived a bonfire about 2,000 years ago.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flowers use the smell of death to lure and imprison coffin flies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is the first time that a flower has been found to mimic the scent of dead insects, according to a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ysaplakoglu@livescience.com (Yasemin Saplakoglu) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w7Fv4CdVgBterrD3bVRvEJ-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[T. Rupp, B. Oelschlägel, K. Rabitsch et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A. microstoma flowers found in various places on the ground.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A. microstoma flowers found in various places on the ground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's ugliest orchid looks like a soul-sucking, eyeless worm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Orchids are usually prized for their loveliness, but a newly described species is no beauty. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2020 12:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:05 +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/c4Z3WyTj5jPD79LtEN3iY8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rick Burian]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Behold: the ugly orchid, Gastrodia agnicellus. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Behold: the ugly orchid, Gastrodia agnicellus. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pollen-starved bumblebees bite 'half-moons' into plants to make them bloom ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/bumblebee-bites-make-flowers-bloom-early.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists don't yet know when or how the behavior evolved. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kES8fTofGwytdWNtWT6873-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning 'Superbloom' of Flowers Is Set to Arrive in Southern California ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The hills of Southern California will soon be alive with a massive "superbloom" of wildflowers, thanks to an unusually rainy fall and winter, news sources report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:42:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:59:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ciHeGvPa8UGQbT8BFPFfJH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A superbloom in the Carrizo Plains in California.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A superbloom in the Carrizo Plains in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World’s Oldest Flower Unfurled Its Petals More Than 174 Million Years Ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dinosaurs that lived during the early Jurassic period could stop and smell the flowers if they so desired, according to a new study that describes the oldest fossil flower on record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 19:23:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oKmgu2xLCM3zAzNKfqhJ6Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fossil of the world&#039;s oldest flowering plant (left) with an illustration of what it might have looked like some 174 million years ago (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fossil of the world&#039;s oldest flowering plant (left) with an illustration of what it might have looked like some 174 million years ago (right).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Oldest Butterflies on Earth Had No Flowers to Feed On ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Butterflies and moths are so ancient, they lived before the existence of flowers, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:48:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:34:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zwTRjEGMNTiWzHyLVmbpP8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the World's Driest Desert Covered in Wildflowers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An unexpected rain has caused the world's driest nonpolar desert to burst into bloom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 19:00:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rVk7JQGHeZGydjx3tZt8th-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dazzling blooms in Chile&#039;s Atacama Desert.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Atacama flower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Colorful Blooms Sprout Across the World's Driest Desert ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60289-atacama-desert-flower-bloom-2017.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the world's driest places, is now flush with flowers after an unexpected rain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B7ynZrfkR5FUef6sKjXDDX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yellow and black flowers fill the landscape like a lush, floral carpet.  &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Research suggests that before the Atacama became an arid desert, it was &lt;a href=&quot;/57217-atacama-desert-once-wet-marshland.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;filled with marshes and lakes&lt;/a&gt;. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[desert blooms atacama desert]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blossoming Bisexual: World's 1st Flower Had Male and Female Parts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When the world's first flower sprouted about 140 million years ago, it was bisexual, possessing both male and female reproductive parts, according to the researchers who virtually reconstructed the blossom in a new study. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:02:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:59:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cRJbNhMfhiS9uJt4rpM7pK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 3D model of the reconstructed ancestral flower. It has both female (carpels) and male (stamens) parts, and multiple whorls of petal-like organs in sets of three. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[First Flower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blooming Beasts: Dinosaurs Are Coming Up Roses in AI Artwork ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59574-algorithm-builds-dinos-from-flowers.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A programmer used artificial intelligence to create images of dinosaurs that were constructed entirely out of flowers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 09:25:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:20 +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/ddSECm3x9rPoAsPVbvTskB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Chris Rodley]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence is building a better dinosaur, one flower at a time.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning Images of a California Superbloom ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58305-stunning-images-of-a-california-superbloom.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Color is popping up everywhere in the California desert, thanks to a wet winter after years of drought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:27:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9MB5eEdQgWz3GY5AzM2pZ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yellow flowers show a burst of color against the rocky landscape of Anza Borrego State Park in March 2017. The area is undergoing a superbloom, thanks to a wet 2017 winter season.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[yellow flowers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Buttercups Get Their Yellow Gloss ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you've ever played the childhood game of holding a buttercup under your chin to see if you like butter, you might have wondered why the cheery little flowers are the only type that provide the requisite reflection on your skin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 12:24:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:03 +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/v2wJrwj4umHuUDQqWd6ijM-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound Plant Named for Music Legend Jimi Hendrix ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Music icon Jimi Hendrix is famous for his many songs, including "Purple Haze" and "The Wind Cries Mary," but now he'll also be remembered for an entirely different reason: Botanists have named a newfound species of rare, flowery succulent after him. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UmGuWZgvQusVJeBPbMQPrC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This beautiful, newly discovered succulent is named &lt;i&gt;Dudleya hendrixii&lt;/i&gt; in honor of rock star Jimi Hendrix.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jimi Hendriz plant]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Putrid-Smelling Corpse Flower Finally Blooms: Watch It Live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Normally, the smell of putrefying, decaying flesh wouldn't be cause for celebration, but it is today, with the blooming of the rare but stinky corpse flower at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 15:49:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9qhc7jaAgNw76Q6s8b8Fp4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ben Hider | The New York Botanical Garden]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People crowded to see the corpse flower moments after it bloomed last night (July 28) at the New York Botanical Garden.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Corpse flower at night]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smelly 'Corpse Flower' About to Bloom in NYC: How to Watch It Live ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The stench of rotting flesh will soon permeate the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), possibly today (July 25), when a rare plant known as a corpse flower blooms and releases an odor similar to that of putrefying flesh, botanists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:56:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BvCE4gBqS5bWthRKYwdGWP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Countless people are watching this corpse flower, waiting for it to bloom and release the putrid smell of rotting flesh.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[corpse flower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These 30-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Flowers May Be Toxic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Delicate, though possibly deadly, flowers trapped in amber for some 30 million years have been discovered, say scientists who discovered the flowers, which belong to the same genus as poisonous plants used to make strychnine and curare. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z8b27krpDbVNi7qVRX9Mf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newfound prehistoric flower called &lt;em&gt;Strychnos electri&lt;/em&gt; shows its recurved petal lobes and small, tightly attached anthers with pollen in the mouth of the flower.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a prehistoric flower trapped in amber]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sacred Datura: Photos of a Beautiful (But Poisonous) Plant ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii) is a night-blooming herbaceous perennial that is common in the arid regions of the United States, Baja and northern Mexico. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda &amp; Dr. Dick Buscher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k2zhXfBnoADVYLohoUqpUC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sacred Datura can grow 2 – 3 feet high and can reach 6 – 8 feet across. It has a large, fleshy taproot. The leaves have smooth margins and are alternately arranged on strong, stout stems. The leaves color is a deep, medium green on top and with a gray-green underside. The leaves have an unpleasant odor.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Strong roots, sacred datura]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Common Mullein: Stunning Photos of the 'Flannel Leaf' Plant ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Common mullein, Verbascum thapsus, is a perennial herb that was first introduced into the United States in the mid-1700s. Check out these photos of a fascinating plant. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda &amp; Dr. Dick Buscher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vqcipVnqj2DWTEUfGC64fD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The leaves of common mullein have been used as lamp wicks as well as toilet paper.  Leaves were once placed inside of shoes to provided both warmth and softness. The dried leaves on the long stalk have been used since the time of the Romans for torches once they had been dipped into tallow.  Legend states that such torches were used by witches or used to repel witches giving rise to one of many common names of “hag taper.”]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Common mullein - leaves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Controversy Blooms Over Earliest Flower Fossil ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tiny flower pressed between layers of sandstone for more than 160 million years could be the earliest angiosperm fossil ever found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2015 15:47:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:57:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nwbogoBtX9HBpygfVHdLgD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Liu &amp; Wang, Historical Biology]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Details of the Jurassic flower&#039;s sepals (S) and petals (P).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jurassic flower fossil]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smelly Corpse Flower Set to Bloom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a matter of days, perhaps hours, a rare corpse flower will bloom in upstate New York. True to its name, the plant is expected to unleash a stench like rotting flesh. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FAHLHuJiJjdzUr7HCBvSi7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dino-Killing Impact Remade Plant Kingdom, Too ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Harsh conditions after the dino-killing meteor impact favored fast-growing plants, nudging forests toward a new pecking order ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Becky Oskin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKsPnFwc5LASEZ9YoXSkUh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NSF Harvard Forest LTER Site]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Deciduous plants, which drop their leaves, flourished after a killer meteorite impact 66 million years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[maples]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flower Photos: Beautiful Begonias ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The beautiful begonia can be found in a wide array of sizes and colors, gracing gardens, brightening living rooms and even flavoring foods. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2014 14:14:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:40:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Linda &amp; Dr. Dick Buscher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xu45jP2CaXSpBAR5c5FKiL-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Native begonias grow best in shady, moist environments. Modern hybrids have now been produced to grow well in both drought conditions as well as in full sunlight. So if winter&#039;s grip seems to be relentless, just hang on, for summer will be coming once again and so too will the beautiful blooms of begonias.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[flowers, begonias]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Blue Flowers Reveal How Petals Get Their Color ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unusual blue petunias reveal a molecular trick that plants use to create vibrantly colored petals. The finding might open the door for all sorts of new flower hues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:20:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:18:50 +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/kZgX5xJSfgDvUGwLkQ4f6j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rare blue petunias get their color from a malfunctioning molecular pump, according to research published Jan. 2 in the journal Cell Reports.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue petunia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Roots: Flowers May Have Existed When First Dinosaur Was Born ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have unearthed ancient pollen grains with microscopic features typically seen in flowering plants. These well-preserved fossils are 245 million years old, dating back to the earliest known dinosaur in the Middle Triassic period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 20:00:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZHA2cDJtgkv57ToUHZpqTB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flowering plants may have been around when the earliest known dinosaurs were around. Here, an artist&#039;s illustration of a Nyasasaurus, possibly the oldest known dinosaur, from the Middle Triassic of Tanzania.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an artist&#039;s illustration of a Nyasasaurus, considered the oldest known dinosaur, from the Middle Triassic of Tanzania.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Flower Petals Get Their Shape ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The results of the study explain why leaves are pointy and flower petals have more rounded ends. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:29:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:07:18 +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/Kg2EFB7xEwCQgkfhGUJirM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Springtime brings blooming flowers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[spring]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bees Get a Buzz from Flowers' Electrical Fields ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bees know whether a flower has nectar or not. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marc Lallanilla ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U8oYTwVZdjqWyFNWBpNdRQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bees can sense a flower&#039;s electrical charge, which tells them if the flower&#039;s worth visiting.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the Origin of Valentine's Day? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Valentine's Day has its roots in ancient Rome. Sweetheart cards, conversation hearts, and flowers also have dated origins. Life's Little Mysteries explains the holiday's ancient roots. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZmFWHnvhvXtrjMXLe9etD8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do Plants Have Sex? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plants know how do it in all sorts of kinky ways. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dave Mosher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4igiXTbY6ZLbfPi5FWUhRZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flowers reproduce when the pollen is carried by an unknowing participant to another flower&#039;s stigma.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[plant, plants, sex, sexual, reproduction, stamen, pollen, stamen, flower, flowers, ovule, egg, seed, seeds]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Accidental Gardeners: Birds Cultivate Pretty Plants ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/19847-bowerbirds-cultivate-flowers.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bowerbirds surround their nest structures with flowers. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SvZVVoRrgLTHxWLSyacsbH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Cost of Valentine's Day (Infographic) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/18423-cost-valentines-day-infographic.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Valentines' Day is a multi-billion-dollar business for American florists and restauranteurs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ross Toro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WKrR9KFvjvcHrAGiVfaYeV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Valentines&#039; Day is a multi-billion-dollar business for American florists and restauranteurs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Valentines&#039; Day is a multi-billion-dollar business for American florists and restauranteurs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smell of Success: Scents Affect Thoughts, Behaviors ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/14635-impression-smell-thoughts-behavior-flowers.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Smells in the air can color your first impression of someone, and some scents, like flowers, can even make you friendlier to strangers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 17:41:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:25:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Welsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5N9od8Gja9WfYZChKaEavY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the Difference Between Annual and Perennial Flowers? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Annual plants live for one growing season and then die, but perennial plants regrow every spring. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 19:31:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jim Dawson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mjoNRDp6xhngm2FHWD7Lef-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service | Jeff McMillian]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Oleanders are perennial.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oleander-02-sm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stinky Seduction: Flowers Use Shocking Scents to Attract Bugs ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13225-image-gallery-hold-nose-smelly-flowers-wow-eyes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From roadkill to skunk, these plants use all kinds of smells to attract pollinators. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:22:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Welsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ioDMXxCpQ4rGdi7g84iT6L-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dennis Hansen]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The orchid lures the flies into its carrion-scented boosom so the fly can pick up pollen and deposit it on other flowers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The orchid lures the flies into its carrion-scented boosom so the fly can pick up pollen and deposit it on other flowers.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orchid Does a Great Roadkill Imitation to Lure Flies ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13231-orchids-stink-roadkill-flies-110314.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The orchids trick the flesh flies into pollinating them by smelling like rotting flesh. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:07:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:18:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Welsh ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vooc9PJCTKYo3wPjNoX4ZV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dennis Hansen]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The orchid lures the flies into its carrion-scented boosom so the fly can pick up pollen and deposit it on other flowers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The orchid lures the flies into its carrion-scented boosom so the fly can pick up pollen and deposit it on other flowers.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ScienceLives: How Flowering Plants Prevent Inbreeding ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/13169-flowering-plants-prevent-inbreeding-sl-110310.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Teh-hui Kao, who studies how plants prevent inbreeding, answers the ScienceLives questions ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:04:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:47:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Teh-hui Kao ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLPK4mnyRBkUnBUfk4Ydti-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Christopher Natale, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flower of Petunia inflata, a wild species of garden petunia. Most flowering plants produce flowers with the male and female reproductive organs located in the same flower. However, many of them, including Petunia inflata, possess a reproductive trait called self-incompatibility that circumvents the tendency to self-fertilize. The flowers do that by accepting only non-self (genetically unrelated) pollen for fertilization. The lab of Teh-hui Kao is interested in understanding the mechanism behind this self/non-self recognition between pollen and pistil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flower of Petunia inflata, a wild species of garden petunia. Most flowering plants produce flowers with the male and female reproductive organs located in the same flower. However, many of them, including Petunia inflata, possess a reproductive trait call]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Dandelion Species Found in Spain ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30147-new-dandelion-plant-species-spain.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Species discovery is surprise in well-studied Iberian Peninsula. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:47:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:51:38 +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/7NJvi7KKLmSF2cGrRxxsci-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gal&amp;#225;n de Mera]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the new plants of the Taraxacum genus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[dandelion-spain-new-plant-species-110216-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stop and Frisk the Roses: Customs Agents Eye Valentines Flowers for Pests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/30118-valentines-flowers-invasive-species-110210.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bouquets can bring unwanted pests and disease. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:18:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:19:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Israel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/veLcJPY74fEVXtQggLvsFQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gerald L. Nino.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Customs agents take a really close look at Valentine&#039;s Day flowers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[customs-flowers-2-110210-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hold Your Nose: 7 Foul Flowers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/29815-seven-fetid-flowers-1010tk.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These stinkers will make your stomach turn. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:23:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:41:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Israel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e4kHMJN6tbZSiZB6DEngCa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The corpse flower.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[above-titan-3-100630-02]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ At Kew Gardens, A Corpse Flowers Blooms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant flower stinks up the joint. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 21:21:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Israel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dREya8NqY2vj6MSGSFmHpT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kew Gardens Corpse Flower Set to Blow ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Flower dazzles while rotten flesh smell repulses. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:08:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:21:10 +0000</updated>
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