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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aoshima: Japan's tiny 'Cat Island' where felines hugely outnumber humans ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once a thriving sardine fishing island, today Aoshima is home to roughly 80 cats and just a handful of people who look after the felines with the help of food donations from around Japan. ]]>
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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/7tHSE8zLgEcXND4MgZXNMh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An island resident gives some recently caught fish to cats in Aoshima, Japan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An elderly resident on Aoshima feeds fish to a dozen cats.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lençóis Maranhenses: Brazil's dune-filled expanse that sits at the intersection of 3 biomes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lençóis Maranhenses National Park hosts sand-dune fields that fill up with lagoons every wet season, but the reserve also has mangrove swamps where species such as the scarlet ibis thrive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:46:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></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/dTZBKtLemQZpC82bdsxxCb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Natural basins among the dunes at Lençóis Maranhenses fill with water every rainy season, forming lagoons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of sand dunes and lagoons in Brazil&#039;s Lençóis Maranhenses National Park.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sørvágsvatn: The lake that 'floats' above the ocean thanks to a unique optical illusion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears to hover above the Atlantic Ocean. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:25:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></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/o7Ug3hSQBRUnupyf4cgHYG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Viewed from a certain angle, one side of Sørvágsvatn (Leitisvatn) looks like it&#039;s floating above the ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the largest lake in the Faroe Islands where it appears to hang over the Atlantic Ocean.]]></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[ 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[ Avenue of the Baobabs: Madagascar's natural monument with dozens of 'mother of the forest' trees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Avenue of the Baobabs preserves the remnant trees of an ancient tropical forest on Madagascar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Plants]]></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/5pjnSDz3xbvWnJA5aUQUr7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Avenue of the Baobabs at sunset.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Avenue of the Baobabs at sunset. We see a dirt road lined with at least six baobab trees.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Spotted Lake: Canada's soda lake with colorful brine pools that are smelly and slimy 'like the white of an egg' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Spotted Lake is a soda lake that evaporates every summer, leaving a white crust with circular brine pools that can appear blue, green or yellow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></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/FBaC4a7c9DqvGy99qt23GD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Spotted Lake has a mineral-rich crust that becomes visible in summer, when the lake&#039;s water evaporates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Spotted Lake in Canada. We see a white crust with shallow pools of yellow and greenish water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coconucos volcanic chain: Colombia's stunning cluster of volcanoes, lost in an otherworldly landscape ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/coconucos-volcanic-chain-colombias-stunning-cluster-of-volcanoes-lost-in-an-otherworldly-landscape</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Coconucos volcanic chain is a mountain ridge dotted with at least 14 volcano craters, including one that is active and erupted in December 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:06:31 +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/F8phzXgpSLAxVmerDs6ZTj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jhampier Giron via Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Puracé is an active volcano in Colombia&#039;s Coconucos volcanic chain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of Purace Volcano in Colombia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China's Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 deserts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Since 1978, China has planted more than 66 billion trees along its 2,800-mile-long northern border, and it wants to plant 34 billion more over the next 25 years to complete its "Great Green Wall." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Plants]]></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/CZhF437mYjtxkLjMu3f8c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China&#039;s Great Green Wall is designed to slow desertification.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of China&#039;s Great Green Wall.]]></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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                                                            <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[ 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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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:02:11 +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/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[ Coral Triangle: The giant hidden 'Amazon' beneath the sea that appears somewhat resilient to climate change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Coral Triangle is an extremely biodiverse patch of ocean around the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Its relatively murky waters appear to shield it against climate change — for now. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></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/LyG7ceTVfH73vPge9ATpqn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Coral Triangle is home to six of the seven known sea turtle species on Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colorful coral reef in the Philippines.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cairo Fossil Forest: The oldest forest in North America with 385 million-year-old trees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Cairo Fossil Forest is the second oldest in the world. These forests mark a turning point in Earth's history because they changed the composition of the atmosphere, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Plants]]></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/agaiH7QpPvsZgHKZhodXuZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found the Cairo Fossil Forest in 2009, but the discovery was announced in 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three researchers stand in a quarry where the remains of ancient trees are buried.]]></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[ 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[ 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[ 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[ Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Egypt's Whale Valley, or "Wadi Al-Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures from land-based to marine animals. ]]>
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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/BtSGWQmBEJjeseMCWjB2Nh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Egypt&#039;s Wadi El-Hitan, or Valley of the Whales, was once covered with water and is now home to many ancient fossils of primitive whales. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fossil of a whale is seen at Wadi El-Hitan (Valley of the Whales), which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005 for its hundreds of fossils of some of the earliest forms of whale after first fossil skeletons of whales were discovered in 1903 and has been turned an open-air museum, in Faiyum, Egypt on August 29, 2023.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Taal Lake: The volcanic crater that has 'an island within a lake, within an island within a lake, within an island' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Taal Lake on Luzon Island in the Philippines is a volcanic crater lake with a rare geology of nested islands and water. ]]>
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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/HhtgykDNbWaaXHVHeYQDAC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Taal Lake has an island called Volcano Island, which itself has a lake with an island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Colored satellite image of Philippine&#039;s Taal Lake and Volcano Island within it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Natron: The caustic, blood-red lake in Tanzania that turns animals to 'stone' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Natron is a soda lake in northern Tanzania with a volcanic geology that maintains the water's pH around 10.5, which is almost as caustic as ammonia. Some life-forms thrive there nevertheless. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 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/wUpHgYu6hwwFq8LuuwyXqL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Natron sometimes appear red due to its population of salt-loving microorganisms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Lake Natron with its red water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kilimanjaro's giant groundsels: The strange plants that thrive on Africa's tallest mountain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant groundsels are rare plants that grow up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall. They are endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania and Africa's tallest mountain. ]]>
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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/JrHdcVsdG2DT5KZDJ7ebyQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Giant groundsels (&lt;em&gt;Dendrosenecio kilimanjari&lt;/em&gt;) are plant endemic to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Giant groundsels growing along a trail on Mount Kilimanjaro. The scene is misty.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ North America's 'broken heart': The billion-year-old scar from when the continent nearly ripped apart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North America's "broken heart," it is filled with solidified magma and lava. ]]>
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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/Q65TahSSsJedgxRg3asY8H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The only visible parts of the Midcontinent Rift, mostly outcrops of basalt such as the one pictured, are in the Lake Superior region. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sunrise above Michigan&#039;s Lake of the Clouds. We see a ridge of basalt in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jellyfish Lake: Palau's saltwater pool with a toxic bottom and surface waters brimming with millions of jellyfish ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Palau's Jellyfish Lake is home to millions of endemic golden jellies that live in the lake's top layer but never venture below 50 feet, where the water is saturated with poisonous gas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></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/Wh47zSrti5ivuS6kXgjZJG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jellyfish Lake is a saltwater lake in Palau named after its millions of translucent inhabitants.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jellyfish Lake seen from the viewpoint of a camera that is half in the water and half outside. We see dozens of yellow jellyfish in the water.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ El Cono: The mysterious sacred 'pyramid' hidden deep in the Amazon rainforest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cerro El Cono is a solitary, pyramidal hill in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest whose origins remain mysterious and that holds spiritual significance for Indigenous people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 02 May 2025 22:31:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLSVyGg2xt2hs43JqWECo5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cerro El Cono is isolated from a nearby mountain range and has an unusual shape.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Cerro El Cono in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. There are mountains in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Corryvreckan whirlpool: Scotland's 'raging cauldron' that is named after a Norse king and said to house a witch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Corryvreckan whirlpool is one of the largest whirlpools in the world, reaching speeds of 8.5 knots and producing a roaring sound that can be heard 10 miles away. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></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/6VTaipYpBJstSUFc9kG9NE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Corryvreckan whirlpool sits in the Gulf of Corryvreckan off the west coast of Scotland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Gulf of Corryvreckan between the Scottish isles of Jura and Scarba.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Iran's folded rocks: The crumpled mountains at the intersection of Asia and Europe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iran's folded rocks are a colorful formation that is part of the Greater Caucasus mountains, which formed when the Eurasian tectonic plate collided with the Arabian plate millions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 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/wuAAC3VTwaitDpwGRVvV7j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Iran&#039;s folded rocks are millions of years old, having formed when the Eurasian and Arabian tectonic plates collided. Satellite image from 2023.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of the folded rocks in northwestern Iran.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wilkes Land crater: The giant hole in East Antarctica's gravitational field likely caused by a meteorite ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have proposed many origins for a gravity anomaly in Wilkes Land, East Antarctica, but the latest evidence suggests the subglacial hole is an impact crater measuring 315 miles across. ]]>
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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/ZavmogJXKZ7TL4mkFhM33E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Because it is buried beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, the Wilkes Land crater can only be seen through gravity and other forms of mapping. In this map, the crater is located in the bottom right corner and forms a light-colored U-shape surrounded by darker areas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Map of Antarctica showing virtual deformation values. The Wilkes Land anomaly is clearly visible in the bottom right corner of the map.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rainbow Mountains: China's psychedelic landscape created when 2 tectonic plates collided ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The colorful swirls and stripes that characterize China's Rainbow Mountains would have remained hidden without the epic tectonic collision that created the Himalayas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:00:10 +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/pEiyZgQjJv7MxfcWCzGso9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China&#039;s Rainbow Mountains were born around the same time as the Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of China&#039;s Rainbow Mountains with differently colored bands of sandstone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Salda: The only place on Earth similar to Jezero crater on Mars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by NASA's Perseverance rover. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 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/FKZvk7MjC9TepWQ9ncPk36-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Turkey&#039;s Lake Salda is the only place in the world comparable to an ancient impact structure on Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Lake Salda rocks.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drake Passage: The 'most dreaded bit of ocean on the globe' — where waves reach up to 80 feet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Drake Passage off the West Antarctic Peninsula is a notoriously dangerous channel that connects the Atlantic, Pacific and Southern oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></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/PVU6NPxG6iVs2d5jK2TJq3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The waves are so strong in the Drake Passage, their effect has been dubbed the &quot;Drake shake.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Drake Passage from a ship crossing it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Washington: Home to 'the world's worst weather' with record wind speeds of 231 mph ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Washington is a prominent mountain in New Hampshire, known for its dramatic weather and conditions that are extremely dangerous for hikers and climbers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></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/WZ4aNpTvzmhfqdjLiGvsyN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Mount Washington Observatory records wind speeds and weather conditions at the summit of Mount Washington.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Snow-covered summit of Mount Washington at sunrise.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Roraima: The 'lost world' isolated for millions of years that Indigenous people call the 'house of the gods' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 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/LHWnjs4aAtYuLioaF8CnMM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Roraima is often surrounded by clouds, making it look like a floating island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of Mount Roraima surrounded by clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Walvis Bay saltworks: The monster refinery in Namibia with colorful ponds that cover the land like patchwork ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Walvis Bay in Namibia is home to the largest solar sea-salt production plant in sub-Saharan Africa. The plant is famous for its brightly colored evaporation ponds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:51:35 +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/aanNaXLRuHj4NFygtMZnSR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Salt production in Walvis Bay covers an area of about 12,350 acres.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of salt evaporation ponds in Walvis Bay, Namibia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Savonoski Crater: The mysterious, perfectly round hole in Alaska that scientists can't explain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Savonoski Crater is a round hole in Alaska's Katmai National Park that has defied scientific explanation ever since it was discovered. ]]>
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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/ET9CVPjVobpAmdFWMCprhV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Alaska&#039;s Savonoski Crater has long defied scientific explanation because evidence of its origins has been swept away.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of the water-filled Savonoski Crater surrounded by green vegetation.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lake Vostok: The 15 million-year-old lake buried miles beneath Antarctica's ice ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Buried several miles beneath East Antarctica's ice, Lake Vostok is one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth, rivaling Lake Ontario in terms of size and volume. ]]>
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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/F4RadBYH35FYMrtqoLkHBY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Vostok is located near Russia&#039;s Vostok research station in Antarctica.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial image of Vostok Station in Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Romania's trovants: The bulbous 'living' rocks that inspired folkloric tales of dinosaur eggs and aliens ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 23:20:27 +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/3RXQhuF3CtxpcRos67LuLA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Trovants are rocks that grow by absorbing minerals from rainwater. A nature reserve in Romania is home to a cluster of trovants that inspired folklore of dinosaur eggs, plant fossils and alien creations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Trovants, bulbous stones emerging from the earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Upheaval Dome: Utah's 'belly button' that has divided scientists since its discovery ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/upheaval-dome-utahs-belly-button-that-has-divided-scientists-since-its-discovery</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 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/psdoCXRetPsawL3siDPp69-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 2016 satellite image of Upheaval Dome in Canyonlands National Park, Utah.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite image of Upheaval Dome in Utah. We see a structure with concentric circles of rock surrounded by barren relief.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pamukkale: Turkey's 'cotton castle' of white limestone that inspired an ancient cult ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of Ancient Greece, when the spa town of Hierapolis was founded at the top. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:19:51 +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/4Wyp5ZqeyHzKgvX6MVMXue-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Pamukkale travertines are situated in southwestern Turkey.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Pamukkale travertines in orange-pink light. We see rocky mountains in the background and pools of spring water in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Bungle Bungles: Towering domes in the Australian outback that contain traces of the earliest life-forms on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia is a collection of rock domes forged from ancient seabeds and flanked to the northeast by a prehistoric meteor impact crater. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 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/BaTzfbUyxZke9FXy2Jabz8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Bungle Bungles are towers of sandstone in Western Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of the Bungle Bungles in Western Australia. We see towers of orange and gray striped stone with vegetation growing in between.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica 'pyramid': The strangely symmetrical mountain that sparked a major alien conspiracy theory ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/pyramid-in-antarctica-the-icy-mountain-that-looks-remarkably-like-a-human-made-structure</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid — but contrary to what conspiracy theorists say, the mountain's four symmetrical faces were forged through natural processes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:22:57 +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/gX9gyRTJmRZV6vGr6fBDxf-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pyramid-shaped mountain in Antarctica became internet-famous in 2016.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of a pyramid-shaped peak in the Ellsworth Mountains of Antarctica. The peak is visible among a deep field of snow.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tristan da Cunha: The most remote inhabited island on Earth, forged from a supercontinent breakup ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tristan da Cunha is a group of islands in the South Atlantic that formed from the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana. Today, it's home to a tiny and extremely isolated farming community. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 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/PrPgtPbgb68vvLQNDHNyoN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[View of Tristan da Cunha and its only settlement, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of Tristan da Cunha from the ocean with Edinburgh of the Seven Seas on the shore. A seabird flies in the image&#039;s foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kawah Ijen: The volcano in Indonesia that holds the world's largest acidic lake at its heart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kawah Ijen is an active volcano on the island of Java with an extremely acidic crater lake and gas emissions that produce blue flames upon contact with oxygen in Earth's atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 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/PAqFuajf7rmSACeFB2tedV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kawah Ijen crater lake is deadly to humans, but research suggests some microbes can survive its acidic conditions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of Kawah Ijen crater lake from the top of the volcano. The lake&#039;s waters are bright turquoise and there is a plume of gas rising to the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Denmark Strait cataract: The world's largest waterfall, hidden underwater and unlike any other on land ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Denmark Strait cataract is a sloping portion of the seafloor between Iceland and Greenland that funnels cold water from the Nordic Seas into the Irminger Sea, fueling Atlantic Ocean currents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:55:22 +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/r9ZR6FhX52MiPyjcxwDhYe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Visualization of the North Atlantic Ocean showing the direction of ocean currents.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reconstruction of the North Atlantic Ocean showing patterns of water circulation in the Nordic Seas and off the coast of Greenland.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Marble Caves: Chile's ethereal turquoise caverns with 'mineral ice cream' on the walls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Marble Caves sit on the shores of a turquoise glacial lake in southern Chile. Light bounces off the water onto the walls, creating a magical, ever-changing display inside the caverns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:05:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:07:17 +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/JeM4A9mXhxhnqyToQFVvPH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Interior of the Marble Caves in southern Chile. The caves are accessible only by water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Inside the Marble Caves in southern Chile.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fossil Forest, Dorset: England's 145 million-year-old tree stump fossils preserved by ancient microbes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Fossil Forest in Dorset is a stretch of southern English coastline peppered with living mounds of limestone that hide the remains of cypress trees from the late Jurassic period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:50 +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/nPXxznLY6YXVUUKXTp3uyT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fossilized tree stumps in the Fossil Forest in Dorset, England.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close up of fossil tree stumps in the Fossil Forest in Dorset, England. The stumps are hollow and encrusted in stone.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hailin impact crater: China's newly discovered meteor pit born from a 'nuclear explosion level' event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hailin impact crater is a newly-discovered scar in the mountains of Northeast China left behind by a meteor impact, but geologists aren't sure exactly when this happened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 23:12:11 +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/NQqCyyE9n32W89kM5KqQaf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yin et al. 2024, Matter and Radiation at Extremes]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[View of the meteor impact crater on a mountain ridge in northeastern China.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of a newly discovered meteor impact crater in northeastern China. The crater has an oval shape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ El Ojo: The mysterious floating island in Argentina's swampland that looks like a perfectly round eye ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/el-ojo-the-mysterious-floating-island-in-argentinas-swampland-that-looks-like-a-perfectly-round-eye</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Argentina's El Ojo is said to harbor UFOs and the ghosts of ancient deities, but as far as scientists can tell, the island is simply a fluke of nature that formed through erosion and water currents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:00:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:16 +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/wi99gbn9xDQPDJRkqi8WBB-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Ojo is a strange floating island in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of El Ojo in Argentina. The island is perfectly round, flat and covered in cropped vegetation.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hang Son Doong: The world's biggest cave, so 'outrageous in size' it fits 2 jungles and the 'Great Wall of Vietnam' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Vietnam's Son Doong cave is so large, you could squeeze 15 Great Pyramids of Giza inside it and fly a Boeing 747 airplane through some of its passages. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:15 +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/cqWAkDV9LFhga2oUxctrTQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hang Son Doong stretches more than 3 miles (5 km) long and 660 feet (200 m) high.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of an opening to Son Doong cave in Vietnam. Light filters into the cave and we see people camping on a ledge.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diamond Beach: Iceland's spellbinding black sand beach covered in sparkling ice jewels ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/diamond-beach-icelands-spellbinding-black-sand-beach-covered-in-sparkling-ice-jewels</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Icebergs and other glacial fragments regularly wash up on Iceland's southern Diamond Beach, making the sandy strip look like a field of gemstones. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:12 +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/X8EKmw5mJCK2uP44rDEF4A-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Michaels via Alamy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[View of Diamond Beach on Iceland&#039;s South Coast.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Iceland&#039;s Diamond Beach with black sand and chunks of ice that sparkle under the rising sun. ]]></media:text>
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