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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chemistry student develops clear polish that turns your fingernail into a touch-screen stylus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have developed a prototype nail polish to help more people access electrically-charged touch screens. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4zwLTmX2PcHdUxbAU3G92d-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A prototype nail polish could turn long fingernails into a touch-screen stylus, but it&#039;s not ready to hit the market just yet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a person with light skin and sparkly long nails uses a touchscreen with a rainbow reflected on it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chain Word: Can you crack our science word of the day puzzle? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You have six chances to guess our five letter word of the day. Can you figure it out and top the leaderboard? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZHbnLZW6AnuvdPWiuSZC7W-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do kids eat their boogers? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There may be something more than just a bad habit behind this behavior. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qzMrC6maKA8PYXbpaByjrR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kids, adults and other primates like chimpanzees are known to pick their noses and eat their boogers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A little girl picking her nose.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Daily sudoku: Take a break with this classic numbers puzzle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Get a new challenge every day with our free online sudoku puzzle. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mCBNPQhwJKfX9DZL8HKEBV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump 2.0 is dismantling American science. Here's what's at stake, according to researchers. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ U.S.-based researchers detail how their work has been disrupted by funding cuts and policy changes ushered by the second Trump administration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carrie McDonough ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T93s79nSoXieVAV689RyjK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a scientist in a white lab coat looking at a device while holding a piece of paper. The scientist is facing left and leaning over a lab bench. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI is getting better and better at generating faces — but you can train to spot the fakes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even the most skilled face recognizers are duped by AI-generated faces, a new study finds. But they can improve with training. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 12:32:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ah8yNCgZaCB2rnf5vfuKN4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[AI can now generate hyperrealistic images of faces (top row), making them difficult to distinguish from photos of real faces (bottom row).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Eight images of a single face. Top row are AI fake faces, bottom row are real faces. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Norwegian explorer wins the treacherous race to the South Pole, while British rival perishes along with his crew — Dec. 14, 1911 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In December 1911, Roald Amundsen and his crew reached the South Pole, beating his rival, Robert Falcon Scott, by 35 days. Scott and his crew didn't survive the return trip. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Md4rjcxUFxLxaZTu97DCFB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Roald Amundsen&#039;s crew was the first to reach the South Pole. Nowadays, there&#039;s a research station near there.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A lone square building with small structures sitting a vast, flat area of snow during twilight. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Time may be a psychological projection, philosopher argues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is time real, or an illusion? The best answer may be neither: Both physics and philosophy suggest that time is a projection of the mind onto a timeless reality. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:21:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adrian Bardon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EqxFZqLxJFNusghjiojLs6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Time isn’t an illusion, unlike optical illusions that trick your eyes. There’s nothing to &quot;trick&quot; because it has no physical basis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An optical illusion that appears to be moving]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Climate change is real. It's happening. And it's time to make it personal. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We found the psychological impetus people need to take action on climate change — realizing it will affect them and their way of life personally. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 15:43:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Climate change]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr Jo Cutler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFY37RbdDMoEQaPibMSibW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate you ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 14:13:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kit Yates ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CcNyZHTxzJAfZBTzGfH47-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vaccine skeptics sometimes say that &quot;science is never settled.&quot; But that&#039;s often a bad-faith argument meant to prop up widely debunked links between vaccines and autism.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photograph of an American anti-vaccine protest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  You don't need to be very happy to avoid an early death from chronic disease, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests that being happier could help reduce your risk of dying prematurely from chronic diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. But the threshold at which this happiness effect kicks in is fairly low. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:09:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Ceyral ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eKvsJEhS8f8WMoEZ3Uvi34-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false representation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:42:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:34:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kit Yates ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7VA5Ri44WuhCHMrbDj8iDQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 2023, 10,000 scientific papers were retracted after they were found to be fraudulent. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[scientist holding test tubes with illustration of money symbols and a sand timer on a blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'When people gather in groups, bizarre behaviors often emerge': How the rise of online social networks has catapulted dysfunctional thinking ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The pervasive spread of misinformation can be tracked to cognitive limitations, social influence and the global spread of online networks. Combatting it has become an "arms race" between truth and lies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carlo Kopp ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wu8yiE6mHUiCh9RHPEdB8U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During the COVID-19 pandemic, people started attacking 4G and 5G over the false belief radio-frequency emissions was causing the disease. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a 5g cell tower with green waves coming out]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientific objectivity is a myth — here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Giordano ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dE3zCufrLeonHg9NPM8TwL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[People are at the heart of the scientific enterprise. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of small people climbing around scientific lab equipment]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People who see society as cutthroat value antagonistic leaders, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research suggests that whether people view the world as competitive or cooperative impacts how they perceive antagonistic leaders. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:38:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7xQCGDCUnxxkw2BL7RZC3J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found that reactions to a leader&#039;s antagonistic behavior depend on an observer&#039;s worldview.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a man in a suit yelling at two other people in the office]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'gender gap' in math is not innate — something about school drives it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study of schoolchildren in France suggests that boys are not innately better at math. Some aspect of schooling appears to drive the "gender gap." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jvyiZJHvh98Jtc2RY4cE9i-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Differences in math skills between boys and girls emerge abruptly when they start formal education, a study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Girl doing math homework.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Only 64% of Americans accept the idea of evolution — here's one reason why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fundamentalists don't necessarily examine evolution and then reject it; they tend to start with the conclusion that it must be false and work backwards. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Edward White ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3jePyuGB4BJad2UcsdFTPN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Americans often have strong feelings about evolution.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a protestor holds up a sign that reads &quot;Evolution is a lie! In the beginning, God Created... (Genesis 1-2)&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New AI system can 'predict human behavior in any situation' with unprecedented degree of accuracy, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new artificial intelligence (AI) model called Centaur can predict and simulate human thought and behavior better than any past models, opening the door for cutting-edge research applications. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 16:32:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 10 Jul 2025 15:52:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wGrGtwnuaEQnosJe9J8htB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that thinks more like us, and could help predict human behavior.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cartoon brain is suspended over a robot hand.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The first author was a woman. She should be in the kitchen, not writing papers': Bias in STEM publishing still punishes women ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "What is the hard evidence, beyond anecdote and suspicion, that unconscious bias impacts on women's careers? Increasing numbers of studies show, in many different guises, just how potent such bias can be." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 14:53:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 07 Jul 2025 16:25:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Athene Donald ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WmELixrCScW7yQq8NMwxwc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science crossword puzzle #37: The seventh planet from the sun — 2 down ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/arts-entertainment/live-science-crossword-puzzle</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your knowledge on all things science with our weekly, free crossword puzzle! ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sm4Wk4DGTK8Apia2pCNNeh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People's mental health often improves after weight-loss surgery. A study pinpoints the real reason why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Feeling less stigma — not losing weight — was linked to better mental health and eating behaviors after bariatric surgery. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:20:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marianne Guenot ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XVogfL2k3YzKRhkKC8AaUm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent study explored people&#039;s experiences of weight stigma before and after bariatric surgery, highlighting its potential impacts on mental and physical health.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a broken bathroom scale against a red background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is the Turing test? How the rise of generative AI may have broken the famous imitation game. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/what-is-the-turing-test</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is the Turing test still relevant in today's AI landscape? The advent of large language models has challenged its importance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2025 09:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 May 2025 23:31:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ roland.moore-colyer@futurenet.com (Roland Moore-Colyer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Moore-Colyer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xW8ZfeUgHWKcgpGqEUSoEM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Turing originally wanted to challenge the idea that the mechanical nature of computers means they cannot, in principle, think.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pleased programmer proud of making sentient artificial intelligence ask existential questions. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The constant surveillance of modern life could worsen our brain function in ways we don't fully understand, disturbing studies suggest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world — even unconsciously ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Simon Makin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ewZ8t8Qpro6USuiCGPSVyd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ People really can communicate with just their eyes, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research reveals how humans communicate through their gaze. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 May 2025 23:40:08 +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/wkgXjjAVBCz6x7LNv36Y4h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that people can detect subtle movements in the eyes that hint at a person&#039;s intentions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A collage-style illustration showing many different eyes against a striped background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What does it take for people to flourish? Global study points to key factors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A global study seeks insights into what helps people feel happy, healthy and satisfied — and what holds them back. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victor Counted ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cSwN3LsEgs2vv4EGmr925f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A global study explored the factors that make people most likely to flourish in different countries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of a man shaping a bonsai tree]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colors are universal — even if our perception of them is subjective ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An object's color appears differently under different lighting and against different backgrounds — for different viewers. But that doesn't mean colors are subjective. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 14:08:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:20:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elay Shech ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gaf4RoFsETTZo25RAuSmZm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is yawning contagious? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have identified some reasons why yawns spread from person to person. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:32:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T7xt88TGbYdREmABCitVdP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yawning is contagious among most people and some animals. But why?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a woman yawns at her desk]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientific consensus shows race is a human invention, not biological reality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An executive order critiques the idea that race is a human invention. But that's exactly what modern science supports. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John P. Jackson, Jr. ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/exrC34Mb8YFgScGKc8wGQ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;The Dying Tecumseh,&#039; a marble sculpture at the Smithsonian, depicts the Shawnee leader in a heroic light.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a sculpture of a Tecumseh leader dying]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science at a crossroads: Dispatches from Friday's 'Stand Up for Science' rallies across the US ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/politics/science-at-a-crossroads-dispatches-from-fridays-stand-up-for-science-rallies-across-the-us</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our science journalists reported on the Stand Up for Science rallies held in New York City and Raleigh, North Carolina. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2025 00:44:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:46:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EAUUF24BAEpyQrajpKsVyS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stand Up For Science rallies took place across the U.S. on March 7.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large group of people marches at the Stand Up For Science rally ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What counts as a phobia? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/what-counts-as-a-phobia</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Specific phobias are out-of-proportion fears to objects, animals or situations, and fortunately, they can be treated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 23:49:59 +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/2JgYdKCPzgj5itw4yJPKum-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Specific phobia interfere with people&#039;s ability to lead their daily lives.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman clutching her head in anguish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump executive order calls mental health prescriptions a 'threat' — why? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A federal commission to examine U.S. chronic disease could undercut real treatment for kids with depression, ADHD and other mental health challenges ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:10:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megha Satyanarayana ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kk6cZHYnQDng4rzptKpyfH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An executive order from the Trump administration calls for assessing the &quot;prevalence of and threat posed by the prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers [and] stimulants.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a teenage girl takes a pill]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fake studies are slowing lifesaving medical research — all while fraudsters are getting rich, investigation reveals ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/fake-studies-are-slowing-slowing-lifesaving-medical-research-all-while-fraudsters-are-getting-rich-investigation-reveals</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fake papers are contaminating the world’s scientific literature, fueling a corrupt industry and slowing legitimate lifesaving medical research ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2025 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 10:34:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Frederik Joelving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6sUCJcKUBz89NJpBQ5kAM7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Paper mills are undermining scientific literature that everyone from doctors to engineers rely on to make decisions about human lives.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an abstract illustration showing a menacing face forming out of data streaming from computers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Commenting on Live Science articles ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/commenting-on-live-science-articles</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We’re launching a commenting system on our site — here’s how to join the conversation on Live Science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:19:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:41:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/owrrqxxmZKezekDU43pyPB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Parents really do have favorites, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Parents are more likely to favor daughters and more-agreeable children, new research suggests, although the findings may only apply to people from certain demographics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:24:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZnkXKZQQ5YaAQc5y8kkzm3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study hints that parents may be more likely to display preferential treatment towards their daughters than their sons, as well as children who are more agreeable.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman is shown embracing her child and looking down at her. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's better to be safe than sorry': How superstitions may still benefit us ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/psychology/its-better-to-be-safe-than-sorry-how-superstitions-may-still-benefit-us</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research found behaving superstitiously could benefit us psychologically, even if we know it has no real effect on the outcomes of our actions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:43:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Gomes-Ng ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qry82Jecxwnf2Y9rptUEzY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 mind-blowing black hole discoveries from 2024 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From missing links, to primordial beginnings, to extremely powerful plasma jets that could be shaping our universe in mysterious ways, here are the top 10 black hole discoveries that blew our minds this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:12:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UYBAeZE6L4XpK6kUhsgQr7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 8 most controversial science stories of 2024 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From a piece of cloth that may have belonged to Alexander the Great to an image of our galaxy's central black hole, here's our pick of controversial science stories in 2024. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Behavior]]></category>
                                                                                                <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/m7zPR3fH6PR6VFYceUDZQK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This year, scientists disagreed about an artifact found in an ancient tomb, bones that may or may not belong to &lt;em&gt;T. rex&lt;/em&gt;, and an image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Collage of three pictures, from left to right: an ancient royal tomb in Greece, T. rex reconstruction and Sagittarius A*.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Middle children are more agreeable, humble and honest than siblings, new study suggests. The baby of the family would like a word. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds that middle kids and kids from larger families are more agreeable, honest and humble than younger and older kids or kids from smaller families, but the results contradict other research on the topic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 15:54:10 +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/jPq9pengBJMEc9XHsowcPf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Are you the middle child? One new study suggests you may be the nicest of your siblings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three siblings sitting on a couch looking at an iPad and laughing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What do you know about psychology's most infamous experiments? Test your knowledge in this science quiz. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From shocking studies to ESP, what do you know about the most infamous and bizarre psychological experiments ever conducted? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oY5n6a4xHz5oqTMPfHkUYB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Conspiracy theory quiz: Test your knowledge of unfounded beliefs, from flat Earth to lizard people ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much do you know about conspiracy theories? Take our science quiz to find out. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PrfHJp5Vio9fsnc4HdKBBh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are 'attachment styles,' and is there science to back them up? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Attachment styles are real, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how they work. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 23:51:54 +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/hssKTzUwbxwxxXQ4tSYGR6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There are many misconceptions about what it means for a person to have a particular &quot;attachment style,&quot; which describes how they behave in relationships.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a photo of a woman sitting down with one hand on her head, as if frustrated; a person standing behind her has a hand on the woman&#039;s shoulder]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many weeks are there in a year?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/how-many-weeks-are-there-in-a-year</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We take our timekeeping rules for granted, but the history of these rules is long and complex. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richard Pallardy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/efuQPwEfAVCDFvKsNFxVKg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There are 52.143 weeks in a regular year and 52.286 in a leap year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[2024 Calendar and pen]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many nuclear bombs have been used? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first nuclear bomb test, conducted in 1945, set off an international arms race that included nuclear testing. But how many nuclear bombs have been detonated during tests and in active war? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sierra Bouchér ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9NP2W69PEiiZixDuZ2ME3A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nuclear bombs have been tested since 1945. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large mushroom cloud in a blue and orange sky. Operation Ivy Hydrogen Bomb Test in Marshall Islands. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ At-home brain stimulation could be promising depression treatment, trial hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new trial suggests that at-home brain stimulation could potentially be a first-line treatment for depression. However, some experts are skeptical. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:47:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9n3CxkWZpPJB8jiEr5ZDfJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Patients with depression could be treated at home with a brain-stimulation device, suggests a new clinical trial. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman is shown wearing the tDCS headset against a blurred background. The image is zoomed in so that only her head and shoulders are visible. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the scientific explanation for 'ghost encounters'?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ People all over the world believe they've seen or heard a ghost, but there's no scientific evidence for spirits, hauntings or the paranormal. So what's behind these "encounters"? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:07 +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/NWtpFoMHdrMXmdfoQspA5R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news quiz, October 12, 2024: Do you know your meteor showers from your massive millipedes? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's been a busy week in science news. Can you get all the questions right in our quiz? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2McJQhrqMhRW5EmEoPMmyM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You can change your personality intentionally, research shows ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can people change their personality? Yes, by "making intentional tweaks to their thinking and behavior," research finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shannon Sauer-Zavala ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRqXKSXxcNGKMMgohEt7XJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Making a personality change could help you live the life you want. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Collage of around 40 people.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A lost Biblical tree and a memory crystal that could 'survive to the end of the universe' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sept. 28, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Sep 2024 07:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2hqkN36s2jUUdwGtsyiUsH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A composite of a lost Biblical tree resurrected from 1,000-year-old mystery seed found in the Judean Desert and the human genome stored inside near-indestructible &#039;5D memory crystal&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite of a lost Biblical tree resurrected from 1,000-year-old mystery seed found in the Judean Desert and the human genome stored inside near-indestructible &#039;5D memory crystal&#039;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Spiders on Mars and an ancient Egyptian sword ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sept. 21, 2024: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6nUnupZvPRkSyaZprXvPRd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Science news this week includes &#039;spiders on Mars&#039; recreated on Earth, and a bronze sword inscribed with &#039;Ramesses II&#039;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite of cracks created in the lab to resemble &#039;spiders on Mars&#039; and a golden sword bearing an inscription of &#039;Ramesses II&#039;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of the brushstrokes and colors in Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night reveals a striking similarity to "hidden turbulence" in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the iconic artist had a surprisingly detailed understanding of natural processes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6cYD4NtNpSX4acaB9NJrTZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Van Gogh&#039;s Starry Night is one of the most famous paintings in the world. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman standing in a room with Starry Night projected onto the walls]]></media:text>
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