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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Geology ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thríhnúkagígur: The only volcano on Earth where you can descend into a magma chamber ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thríhnúkagígur is a volcano near Reykjavík in Iceland with an empty magma chamber decorated with vivid colors that scientists and tourists can access via an open cable elevator. ]]>
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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/KjaomUJVyo7dxFNWBhAmYj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The colors inside the magma chamber are attributed to microbes, sulfur-rich gases and rocks tumbling off the walls.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three images of the inside of an empty magma chamber beneath Thríhnúkagígur volcano in Iceland. The walls are colored yellow, blue and purple.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could help us locate desperately needed deposits ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/ancient-process-that-created-rare-earth-elements-discovered-and-it-could-help-us-locate-desperately-needed-deposits</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances that are released when one tectonic plate dives beneath another. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:18:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/Ff5QYzuLKhhc7iPKuReCrP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research could narrow down the search for rare earth deposits. Pictured here is a rare earth minerals mine inside Mojave National Preserve.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of a rare earth minerals mine in the Mojave National Preserve in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma 'hat' in the Sahara — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2025 astronaut photo shows a massif made of concentric mountain ridges in the Libyan desert. The rocky walls contain ancient artworks and are occasionally used to contain herds of grazing cattle. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PvksX7iDW42Wu5BoHg6ANV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Arkanu is a massif made up of concentric rocky rings topped with a large hat-like formation. The entire structure is over 15 miles wide.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of the massif]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'spiderwebs' on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists 'can't quite explain,' NASA rover reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New photos captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show that Mars' giant, spiderweb-like "boxwork" features are covered in tiny, never-before-seen nodules that bear a striking resemblance to arachnid eggs. And researchers are struggling to explain them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/V3jLh5NBnNJ2csVmGUFDg7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA has released two new images of spiderweb-like &quot;boxwork&quot; structures captured by the Curiosity rover on the surface of Mars. One of these photos (encircled) shows tiny, never-before-seen nodules affixed to the surface of these rocky ridges. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of Mars&#039;s surface with a close-up image of tiny egg-like nodules inset]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Incomplete remains of world's 'youngest' impact crater spotted lurking in Chinese forest — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2021 satellite photo shows off the recently uncovered Yilan crater in China, which is most likely the youngest impact structure on Earth. The incomplete ring is also the largest of its kind and only the second impact crater ever found in the country. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3s9zU9JVeUyFg8uGadFRxg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Yilan crater (center) is a 1.15-mile-wide meteor crater recently discovered in China&#039;s Lesser Xing&#039;an mountain range. It could be as young as 46,000 years, likely making it the youngest major impact structure on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite photo with a horseshoe-shape impact crater at its center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden beauty of Zimbabwe's 2.5 billion-year-old 'geological marvel' revealed in striking astronaut photo — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2010 astronaut photo shows off the astonishing scale of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe, which stretches over 340 miles (550 kilometers). The lengthy structure, which is not actually a dike, is full of extremely valuable minerals that fuel a massive mining industry. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Fw2BdiMtqpDQqo8P9wp5d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station snapped this striking photo of the southernmost section of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. Parts of the structure have been offset from one another by tectonic movements since it formed 2.5 billion years ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo showing a section of the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There's 13 Great Lakes' worth of water hidden beneath the contiguous US, new map reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:10:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Gardner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/adTiFsExYyggJ6ukA53Cd3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Combining direct measurements with artificial intelligence methods, a new map estimates groundwater depth across the contiguous United States at a resolution of around 30 meters. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[map of groundwater under U.S.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The largest reservoir of hydrogen on Earth may be hiding in its core ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's core contains nine to 45 times more hydrogen than the planet's oceans do, according to a new study that could settle a debate about when and how hydrogen was delivered to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/wRtKQFFwWuvHHwh7Jx4WNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth&#039;s core may be the biggest hydrogen reservoir on the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of Earth&#039;s layers showing the molten iron core.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientist accidentally stumbles across bizarre ancient ‘wrinkle structures’ in Morocco that shouldn't be there ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient fossil structures imprinted on rocks that were once deep beneath the ocean suggest the search for the first life on Earth needs to be broadened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:35:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nTJ9tADEYvnasjfdLv2krd-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists discovered the fossil imprints in Morocco&#039;s Central High Atlas Mountains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Road to Atlas mountains, Morocco.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bandera Volcano Ice Cave: The weird lava tube in New Mexico whose temperature is always below freezing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Due to a weird quirk of geology, New Mexico's Bandera Volcano Ice Cave never warms above 31 degrees Fahrenheit, even when temperatures outside exceed 100 F in summer. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:09:51 +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/3TyDkCm6KGvqXH2igpeZ3A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Frigid conditions inside the Bandera Volcano Ice Cave have caused ice to grow there for at least 3,400 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interior of the Bandera Volcano Ice Cave in New Mexico. The cave&#039;s floor is covered in ice which itself is covered in a carpet of algae.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New map shows weird magnetic anomaly lurking beneath Australia's Northern Territory ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Advanced modeling has revealed an Australia-shaped magnetic anomaly beneath the country's Northern Territory that holds valuable information about Australia's geological history. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:52:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:47:03 +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/HVPzBD4P57p7iDVnsHpkoN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have described a magnetic anomaly in Australia&#039;s Northern Territory that is shaped just like the country.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Magnetic map showing an anomaly in Australia&#039;s Northern Territory that is shaped like Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous 'mega-blob' under Hawaii is solid rock and iron, not gooey — and it may fuel a hotspot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study reveals a detailed look at what lies beneath the Hawaiian hotspot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:58:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:43:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BVr7Au3jFs8q2nBew55wXK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A &quot;mega-blob&quot; deep beneath Hawaii may be fueling a volcanic hotspot, according to a new study. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Scenic view of sea against sky, Kaaawa, Hawaii, United States, USA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Colorado River's largest tributary flows 'uphill' for over 100 miles — and geologists may finally have an explanation for it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Millions of years ago, the Green River carved a path through the Uinta Mountains instead of flowing around the formation. Now, researchers have discovered how this could have happened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/CLemW5c4RafZVsnEyvqqaJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[For decades, geologists have struggled to understand the Green River&#039;s course through the Uinta Mountains in Utah and Colorado.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Green River Canyon in Utah.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chocolate Hills: The color-changing mounds in the Philippines that inspired legends of mud-slinging giants ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Chocolate Hills are 1,776 mounds on Bohol Island in the Philippines where grassy cover turns brown during the dry season. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/jP4vjMN7acqYhX4WNEHvvQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Chocolate Hills are named after the color they turn during the dry season.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Chocolate Hills at sunset.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:16:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Thanh-Son Pham ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yMMv6MmHRLNCmmGdAFKFH3-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image from space of Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica, which is being hit by hundreds of iceberg quakes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thwaites Glacier Ice Tongue in West Antarctica captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 11 September 2019.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant structure discovered deep beneath Bermuda is unlike anything else on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A thick layer of more than 12 miles of rock may explain why Bermuda seems to float above the surrounding ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 16:54:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 00:06:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pnKbN23E4vwUfR2gv4YVoV-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists aren&#039;t sure how or why the giant layer of rock formed, but it may relate to volcanic activity that ceased in the region around 31 million years ago. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bermuda archipelago: aerial view of Bermuda, the most significant islands are connected by bridges and appear to form one landmass - blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean and from the right the islands of St George, Higgs and Horseshoe, Hen, Peggy, Whalers, Governor, Paget, Smith, Brooks, Oswego, St. David (airport), Nonsuch, Coney, Bermuda, Ireland, Somerset. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's crust hides enough 'gold' hydrogen to power the world for tens of thousands of years, emerging research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reservoirs of hydrogen gas that form naturally in Earth's crust could help humans decarbonize. The challenge now is finding these accumulations and working out how best to mine them, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:01:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:39:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vntC2cepKDJD3nuaJmErQo-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists long thought that hydrogen didn&#039;t accumulate underground, but discoveries over the past 15 years have toppled that theory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Collage representing a gas reservoir in Earth&#039;s crust with drilling equipment at the surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A huge helium shortage is looming — but ancient rocks in Earth's crust may be hiding massive reservoirs  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For decades, helium has been produced with natural gas, generating huge carbon emissions. Now, geologists are looking for new helium sources — and finding enormous "carbon-free" reservoirs that could revolutionize the industry. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:01:39 +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/KLW3vfifFnE8RQXHJUbNYP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New discoveries of carbon-free helium reservoirs are revolutionizing the industry. The company Pulsar Helium has conducted a number of surveys in East Greenland (shown here), and the results are positive so far, they say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of three men crouched around a hole in the ground emitting helium gas]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trio of 'black mesas' leftover from Paleozoic era spawn rare sand dunes in the Sahara — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2023 astronaut photo shows three dark hills, or mesas, towering above part of the Sahara desert in southern Mauritania. The structures are remnants of a single Paleozoic era formation, and have helped to create a series of striking sand dunes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bedNCLLgGYyWRqV6qchGvE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This trio of dark, flat-topped hills, or mesas, were photographed by an astronaut in 2023, along with a rippling tail of sand dunes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of three dark mesas, partially surrounded by orange sand dunes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sistema Ox Bel Ha: A vast hidden system that's the longest underwater cave in the world  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This incredible submerged cave network is the longest of its kind in the world and plays a vital role in the region. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:47:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ james.price@futurenet.com (James Price) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bHKirzKBbRdADfPhrbcMUa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of an underwater cave diver]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of an underwater cave diver]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A gulf separating Africa and Asia is still pulling apart — 5 million years after scientists thought it had stopped ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Arabian and African tectonic plates failed to pull apart 28 million years ago at the Gulf of Suez, but the area hasn't stopped rifting. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:24:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:59:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FfLxj56psBQy4aHhqi3pQM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Gulf of Suez is still being pulled apart, widening at a rate of approximately 0.02 inches per year. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture taken from orbit of the Gulf of Suez.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parts of Arizona are being sucked dry, with areas of land sinking 6 inches per year, satellite data reveals  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Groundwater extraction has caused parts of the Willcox Basin to subside by up to 12 feet since the 1950s. New research reveals that some areas sunk by 3 feet in just 4 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:59:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:39:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYyDAq2hncTwdheBswAVnC-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cracks have opened up in Arizona&#039;s Willcox Basin as the ground loses its ability to store water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a massive crack in the ground of Arizona&#039;s Willcox Basin.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Breakup of ancient supercontinent Nuna created 'incubators' for complex life, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient supercontinent Nuna's breakup around 1.5 billion years ago set off a chain of events that made Earth more habitable, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:25:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 10:10:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7JpPi9bZFXgCjrZLoBgeBQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers already knew that complex life evolved during the Boring Billion, but the new research confirms the idea in unprecedented detail.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Flight over untouched nature , coastline and rivers.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Triple Divide Peak: Montana's unique liquid 'crossroads' where water can flow into three oceans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Triple Divide Peak in Montana is the only place on Earth where water can flow into one of three different oceans, according to some definitions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/jRq8fZFgFN9NRLFkTCdYRb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Triple Divide Peak is in Glacier National Park in Montana.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of Triple Divide Peak from Lion Rock in Glacier National Park. We see two lakes in front of the peak.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Greenland is twisting, tensing and shrinking due to the 'ghosts' of melted ice sheets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's mantle is so gooey, it takes eons for material that has been displaced by the weight of ice sheets to flow back. And Greenland is very much still processing its glacial past, a new study shows. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:51:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:08:55 +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/KinZ8fJFmhXemjFCm2HXPn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers tracked Greenland&#039;s movements using data from the island&#039;s many satellite stations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite station in Greenland. We see the station on an outcrop and the ice sheet in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eternal Flame Falls: New York's mini waterfall that hides a grotto filled with undying fire ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Eternal Flame Falls sits on a bed of shale rocks rich in organic matter. As this matter breaks down, it produces highly flammable natural gas that escapes through cracks in the ground. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KYNdhE2A9dLRS2dMnXGUzk-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The best time to visit Eternal Flame Falls is in spring, when meltwater feeds the waterfall.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two pictures of Eternal Flame Falls. On the left we see the flame in winter and on the right, the flame behind the waterfall.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare half-pink rough diamond with 'astounding' weight of 37.4 carats discovered in Botswana ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts at a laboratory in Botswana managed by the Gemological Institute of America recently examined an extraordinary natural diamond with two distinct color zones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:48:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:21:43 +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/GG3ZjU3vJp5nHtfmX6Lfzn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The boundary between the pink and colorless halves of the diamond is &quot;sharp,&quot; experts said.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Closeup picture of a bicolor natural rough diamond from Botswana.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover first direct evidence that slivers of 'proto-Earth' may survive today ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a first, researchers have discovered fragments of Earth's precursor that contain distinctive chemical fingerprints in ancient rocks from Greenland, Canada and Hawaii. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:03:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:04:13 +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/aad2rVJFNPy4Q78jm2emGF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Proto-Earth evolved into the planet we know today after a cataclysmic collision with another primitive planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist impression of what proto-Earth looked like. We see lakes of bubbling lava and volcanoes erupting.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover new way to predict next Mount Etna eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers analyzed changes over time in the ratio of small earthquakes to bigger ones beneath Mount Etna and found a strong correlation with the volcano's activity over the past 20 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:18 +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/XJfB9wiJeCXcqZKQZ47RhC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A powerful eruption rocked Mount Etna on June 2, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Mount Etna erupting in June 2025. A large cloud of ash hangs over the volcano.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stalagmites adhere to a single mathematical rule, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists discover all stalagmites growing from cave floors follow a mathematical rule that explains how these mineral formations develop into different shapes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 10:10:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 23:20:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKdkA5y2PEV2BtWAxugdy7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers studied stalagmites in the Postojna Cave in Slovenia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Postojna cave in slovenia with stalagmite structures.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI reveals hidden 'ring fault' that is unleashing earthquakes at Italy's Campi Flegrei volcano ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new AI tool reveals that Campi Flegrei experienced more than 54,000 earthquakes between 2022 and 2025. By mapping these events, researchers discovered a huge, crisp, ring-shaped fault. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 14:45:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:44 +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/E4BvfkecbNtgANg7L2FxNK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A distinct &quot;ring fault&quot; can be seen based on earthquakes that occurred around Campi Flegrei, which is west of Naples, from 2022 to 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Map showing the locations of previously undetected earthquakes at Campi Flegrei. The earthquakes align along a clear fault shaped like a ring.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden, supercharged 'thermostat' may cause Earth to overcorrect for climate change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rising levels of CO2 in the atmosphere may trigger a series of geological and biological processes that could ensure the next ice age arrives on time instead of being delayed, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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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/of4nwAArzCPeXessj5R7yC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The key to the new findings is how phosphorus moves from the land to the ocean, researchers said.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rugged coastal landscape with rocks and colorful mineral deposits.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered there was an anomaly in Earth's gravitational field between 2006 and 2008, potentially caused by a mineral shift deep within Earth's mantle. GRACE satellites detected a strange gravity signal at the time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:04:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:26:37 +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/DV3iBjP7SFRrGGq9CmtnLS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers detected the anomaly in data from the original GRACE Satellites, which were active between 2002 and 2017. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A concept illustration of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites over Earth. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Plate tectonics may be why Earth has life — and the key to finding life elsewhere in the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought  — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:36:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:54:45 +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/Lbm2uq9PojFgg75j3tEAeQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plate tectonics may have played a larger role in the evolution of life on Earth than we previously thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing a fiery rift in early Earth&#039;s tectonic plates]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea of Saharan 'star dunes' clashes with otherworldly terrain where 2 countries meet — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2017 satellite photo shows the stark contrast along the boundary between a giant field of golden "star dunes" and a barren rocky wilderness in the Sahara, which overlaps with an international border. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:46:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jjKRk4NM8B3CxvjU5CfUP3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This satellite photo shows the stark contrast between a field of &quot;star dunes&quot; in Algeria and a rocky terrain, which is mostly located within Libya. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing the stark contrast between a field of orange star dunes and a barren rocky wilderness split half-and-half across the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Perplexing diamonds from South Africa mine contain 'almost impossible' chemistry ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how diamonds form. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XMPF37VzogMbtycfSeEwV5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weird glass in Australia appears to be from giant asteroid impact — but scientists 'yet to locate the crater' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Strange glass strewn across southern Australia appears to be from a mystery asteroid impact 11 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XnwoGBa8VToUPts8q2S7iU-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These six unusual tektites are millions of years old and unlike other tektites found nearby, according to a new study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tektites or ‘cosmic glass’.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vast source of rare Earth metal niobium was dragged to the surface when a supercontinent tore apart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Potentially the largest known source of niobium discovered in central Australia formed 830 million years ago, and we can thank the breakup of the ancient supercontinent Rodinia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 13:19:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QsuEhmWY3YuMZAytKUikx8-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Zircon crystals ranging from 0.1 to 1 mm that were analyzed in this study. Their isotopic signatures allowed the scientists to determine the age of carbonatite formation with high precision.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Zircon crystals in grey scale]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Narusawa Ice Cave: The lava tube brimming with 10-foot-high ice pillars at the base of Mount Fuji ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Narusawa Ice Cave is a natural lava tunnel that formed during a violent eruption of Mount Fuji in A.D. 864. Every winter, the cave grows giant ice pillars due to its freezing temperatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:04:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/273D9KDyByXJTuv2TGxB4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Temperatures in the Narusawa Ice Cave average about 37 degrees Fahrenheit, causing it to freeze over year-round.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the inside of the Narusawa Ice Cave near Mount Fuji in Japan. The ceiling is low and covered in icicles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant sandy 'slug' crawls through floodplains in Kazakhstan, but it could soon be frozen in place — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2022 astronaut photo shows a peculiar, slug-shaped dune field in the heart of the Kazakh Steppe. Signs of vegetation among the sand suggest these dunes are in the process of being fixed in place. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bh6CJAnh9t4EFKdeoqE5Yn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The geology that holds up the Himalayas is not what we thought, scientists discover ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests. ]]>
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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/KMwyEqed8eMTSuC4VDgZM4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Himalayas are the world&#039;s highest mountain range and home to Mount Everest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Himalayan mountains in the Mount Everest region. We see snow-covered peaks and Tibetan garlands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Loughareema: The 'vanishing lake' in Northern Ireland that mysteriously drains and refills itself within hours ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Vanishing Lake in Northern Ireland's County Antrim can be full in the morning and empty a few hours later, thanks to an underground drainage system that scientists still don't fully grasp. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/6oBq9tFDCv7NLBg9mpg8hR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Vanishing Lake is located in Country Antrim, Northern Ireland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the Vanishing Lake in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The lake is surrounded by grassland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Superior rocks reveal build up to giant collision that formed supercontinent Rodinia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using paleomagnetic samples collected along the shores of Lake Superior, a new study illuminates the movement of a billion-year-old paleocontinent as it crept south toward a tectonic collision. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Sidder ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jmNc3YEomWzAqEeDEN5xWT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists studied the Freda Formation, seen here at Potato River Falls in Wisconsin, to learn more about how Earth&#039;s landforms have evolved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a rocky river]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Three Whale Rock: Thailand's 75-million-year-old stone leviathans that look like they're floating in a sea of trees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three Whale Rock is a geological formation and tourist attraction in Thailand's Phu Sing Forest Park that looks remarkably like a small family of whales. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FYnZEi7uc4KtwYWw6wvJgK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Aerial view of three whales rock in Phu Sing Country park in Bungkarn province, Thailand. There are 3 big rocks on the mountain that look like a whale family.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of three whales rock in Phu Sing Country park in Bungkarn province, Thailand. There are 3 big rocks on the mountain that look like a whale family.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do diamonds come in different colors? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The vast majority of polished diamonds are clear and sparkly, but some come in unexpected colors like blue, green and even pink. So why are some diamonds different colors? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yZ6akK5bLoQW8KfeBnWGhN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 2.33-carat red Winston Diamond is among the largest of its kind. It&#039;s now on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of a sparkling red diamond]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hot blob beneath Appalachians formed when Greenland split from North America — and it's heading to New York ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A hot blob currently beneath the Appalachians may have peeled off from Greenland around 80 million years ago and moved to where it is today at a rate of 12 miles per million years, scientists have found. ]]>
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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/zAAh99rAmaYR5zGkdQxyeG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hot blob may have helped to uplift the Appalachian Mountains, which may explain why they&#039;re so tall today despite undergoing years of erosion. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Beautiful sunset in the Appalachian mountains of Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, in Autumn.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Thor: The mountain with Earth's longest vertical drop ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a terrifying escarpment with an average overhang of 15 degrees from vertical. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/bWDxF64KDt6tfvfTuaQwtG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Thor has the largest vertical drop on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Mount Thor from the valley. We see how the mountain curves inward from this angle.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant meteor impact may have triggered massive Grand Canyon landslide 56,000 years ago ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/giant-meteor-impact-may-have-triggered-massive-grand-canyon-landslide-56-000-years-ago</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have found a link between two geological events in iconic locations of the U.S. Southwest that scientists previously didn't think had anything to do with each other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:55:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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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/BYTcvx5RkYXnCyfZy78d2P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive landslide in the Grand Canyon 56,000 years ago blocked the Colorado River.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of the Grand Canyon from Nankoweap Creek.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Study raises major questions about Earth's 'oldest' impact crater ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/study-raises-major-questions-about-earths-oldest-impact-crater</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest — but an independent analysis shows they might be off by at least 800 million years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:22:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron J. Cavosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jSbtJuwZu8d9b2MbGg3zKV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Outcrops of shocked rocks from the Miralga impact structure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of rolling hills with rocky outcrops]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enormous blobs deep beneath Earth's surface appear to drive giant volcanic eruptions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/enormous-blobs-deep-beneath-earths-surface-appear-to-drive-giant-volcanic-eruptions</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pillars of hot rock appear to connect continental-size moving blobs at the bottom of Earth's mantle to giant volcanic eruptions at its surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 15:01:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicolas Flament ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/azzwwadcXR7fND5Q4F4dNe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yellowstone is a site where multiple giant eruptions have happened in the past.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of steam coming from a geothermal vent]]></media:text>
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