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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can brainless animals think? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Even without brains, creatures like jellyfish and sea anemones can learn from experience. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UsQGuUD6pvCyNC7pYDcjV3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Box jellyfish can learn to associate visual cues with the physical sensation of bumping into objects, helping them navigate around obstacles more effectively.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a box jellyfish swimming with its tentacles out to the left hand side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket-like jellyfish, regal Komodo dragon and harrowing whale rescue — see the stunning Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 finalists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Finalists in the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition capture beautiful images of animals and people oceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:13:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/n5ick6pMduTs7JujboP2ed-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Romain Barats/Ocean Photographer of the Year]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This photo of an agile penguin colony in Antarctic water is a finalist in the Wildlife category of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2025 competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Penguins swim underwater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A mysterious barrier in the Atlantic divides weird deep-sea jellyfish cousins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have mapped the distribution of a jellyfish subspecies and found that creatures which lack a distinctive "knob" are somehow prevented from leaving the Arctic. ]]>
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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/iAbdwrPYY2pfSyrvrhyXQW-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some specimens of the jellyfish subspecies &lt;em&gt;Botrynema brucei ellinorae&lt;/em&gt; have knobs on their bells (pictured), and others don&#039;t.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A jellyfish with a strange knob on it&#039;s umbrella-like bell structure.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronaut snaps giant red 'jellyfish' sprite over North America during upward-shooting lightning event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured an electrifying image of a giant lightning "sprite" shooting up over Mexico and southern U.S. states. The red "jellyfish" could help researchers learn more about this rare phenomenon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 14:36:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vddDo2o5WwSfYZTW7dbr4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nichole Ayers snapped a giant red sprite sprawling out over an upward-shotting bolt of lightning during a massive thunderstorm on July 3.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up photo of the sprite over the lightning]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers tentacled 'jellyfish' galaxy swimming through deep space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A possible new "jellyfish" galaxy discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope could deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution and star formation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:49:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:49:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Perri Thaler ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9dXwiYEm3iLXQcKWCEgGc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An example of a jellyfish galaxy with blue &quot;tentacles&quot; below it where stars are forming. Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope may have just discovered one of the most distant jellyfish galaxies ever.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of space shows stars and a galaxy against a dark sky.]]></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[ Thousands of strange, blobby creatures are washing up on California beaches ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What are the blue blobs washing up on California beaches? What to know about these strange sea creatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:20:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Axz8LgypDDayJpH8jSMD5j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thousands of rubbery blue &quot;by-the-wind sailors&quot; are washing up on California beaches following shifting winds and ocean currents.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[blue blob-shaped dead creatures on a sandy beach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant phantom jelly: The 33-foot-long ocean giant that has babies out of its mouth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Giant phantom jellies were discovered in 1899 and since then have only been spotted around 120 times. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqnT3uKYVu95yfAH5eCjuS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Antony Gilbert]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 32 of the most venomous animals in the world ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Venom evolved hundreds of millions of years ago, creating a chemical arms race between predatory and prey. Here are some of the most venomous animals living on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:29:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yBoYxLMyWgNioXmkVQju78-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is one of the most venomous creatures on Earth and the longest venomous snake in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A king cobra stands with its head high and jaws open, showing its tongue and fangs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Otherworldly video captures rare jellyfish with a hitchhiker in its bell ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amazing new footage shows a rare Deepstaria jellyfish with a resident isopod in its bell off the coast of Chile. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ elise.poore@futurenet.com (Elise Poore) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elise Poore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j95w9tGnb9WuDxXjrbLGHP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Round Deepstaria jellyfish in center frame with tiny orange isopod inside its bell near its organs hanging from the top of the bell.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Round Deepstaria jellyfish in center frame with tiny orange isopod inside its bell near its organs hanging from the top of the bell.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Orangutan 'stoically waits' for tourists in award-winning photograph 'See No Evil' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aaron Gekoski's image of an orangutan sitting patiently at Safari World in Bangkok has won the 2024 Environmental Photography Award competition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 15:39:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U4EPzMNFBbpcW6XSbJHcQB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Aaron Gekoski/2024 Environmental Photography Award]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The image &quot;See No Evil&quot; showing an orangutan waiting for tourists in Bangkok won the 2024 Environmental Photography Award competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Orangutan sitting on a bench wearing shorts after a daily show. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth from space: Rare phenomenon transforms African thunderstorm into giant ethereal 'jellyfish' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 2018, a weather satellite captured a massive thunderstorm cloud in the shape of a jellyfish. The bizarre cloud was the result of a meteorological phenomenon gone wrong. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 11:15:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/souu7jjmAYqosi8FLvagqA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive Jellyfish-shaped cloud appeared to float above Mali during a 2018 thunderstorm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A massive jellyfish cloud over a dark land mass]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bizarre jellyfish with bright red cross for a stomach discovered in volcanic caldera off Japan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly described species of jellyfish with a red cross inside its translucent body is only found in the Sumisu caldera over 2,500 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lydiacarolinesmith@gmail.com (Lydia Smith) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lydia Smith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kn38G4XhRP5CSjwn7Ts4nA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A photograph looking down on the newfound jellyfish species; cloudy, white bell with a red center that is shaped like a cross]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph looking down on the newfound jellyfish species; cloudy, white bell with a red center that is shaped like a cross]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jellyfish elevator carrying fish from ocean depths captured in weird, otherworldly photo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Image of a fish catching a lift on a jellyfish elevator is one of the winners of the Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:00:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ hannah.osborne@futurenet.com (Hannah Osborne) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hannah Osborne ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hAePCMVNCvhmQmwtnvdE5j-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tom Shlesinger/Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During nightfall, many small or juvenile animals hitch a ride on jellyfishes to be transported to different depths.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep sea jellyfish swims while carrying a golden fish on its pad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny, highly venomous jellyfish stings 2 people in the middle of the ocean — forcing them to be airlifted to hospital ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Irukandji jellyfish, which are around the same size as a dime, have a venom-filled sting that can trigger an extremely painful and occasionally deadly syndrome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:42:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sAe6AnQg3JXEUEip7jEV63-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Lisa-ann Gershwin/CSIRO]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up of a tiny translucent jellyfish against a black background ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up of a tiny translucent jellyfish against a black background ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Eerie, ultra-detailed photo of a lightning 'sprite' exposes one of nature's least understood phenomena ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/eerie-ultra-detailed-photo-of-a-lightning-sprite-exposes-one-of-natures-least-understood-phenomena</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astronomer in Slovakia captured the rare luminous phenomenon as it briefly flashed in Earth's upper atmosphere during a thunderstorm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:22:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/agJjNjWidbsyvdvthC5ZWR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Stanislav Kaniansky]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Should you really pee on a jellyfish sting? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/should-you-really-pee-on-a-jellyfish-sting</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is it fact or folklore that peeing on a jellyfish sting is a good way to treat it? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Donavyn Coffey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BrfvryxQhQb9VCLLdZn44U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A skin diver swims close to a large moon jellyfish in Aurita aurita, Jellyfish Lake, Micronesia, Palau.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Moon jellyfish and skin diver float just beneath the water&#039;s surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newly discovered jellyfish is a 24-eyed weirdo related to the world's most venomous marine creature ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers named the newfound species Tripedalia maipoensis, after Mai Po Nature Reserve in Hong Kong, where they discovered the transparent critter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:23:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:16 +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/VSLvJYJvaj9k7kHTngvju-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hong Kong Baptist University (screenshot from hongkongbaptistu on YouTube)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Like other box jellyfish, the newfound species has 24 eyes arranged in clusters of six around its cubic body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A juvenile box jellyfish of the newfound species has a transparent and colorless body, as well as 12 tentacles ending in small, paddle-like structures.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oops, this 300 million-year-old 'blob' fossil was upside down. It's not a jellyfish after all. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/oops-this-300-million-year-old-blob-fossil-was-upside-down-its-not-a-jellyfish-after-all</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Famous 'jellyfish' fossil from 300 million years ago was upside-down the whole time. It's actually another animal entirely. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ cameronbduke@gmail.com (Cameron Duke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cameron Duke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bnJRxzMGai2DNhSMhhQn4Y-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Artwork by Julius Csotonyi]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The ancient sea anemones whose blobby fossils were mistaken for jellyfish.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The ancient sea anemones whose blobby fossils were mistaken for jellyfish.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Alien-like giant phantom jellyfish spotted in frigid waters off Antarctica ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/alien-like-giant-phantom-jellyfish-spotted-in-frigid-waters-off-antarctica</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cruise liner guests encountered giant phantom jellyfish off the coast of Antarctica while diving in submersibles, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:38:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xqnT3uKYVu95yfAH5eCjuS-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Antony Gilbert]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) encountered off the Antarctic Peninsula during a Viking cruise.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists solved a 500 million-year-old mystery about strange Cambrian structures found in China ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/cambrian-fossil-tube-jellyfish</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Extremely detailed Cambrian fossils show that enigmatic skeleton tubes belonged to ancient ancestors of modern jellyfish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/peWYSggECjnMtbrYrVBMgc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Reconstruction by Xiadong Wang ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s reconstruction of Gangtoucunia aspera as it would have appeared in life on the Cambrian seafloor, around 514 million years ago. The individual in the foreground has part of the skeleton removed to show the soft polyp inside.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s reconstruction of Gangtoucunia aspera as it would have appeared in life on the Cambrian seafloor, around 514 million years ago. The individual in the foreground has part of the skeleton removed to show the soft polyp inside.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The longest-living animals on Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The longest-living animals can survive for centuries and millennia, even pausing the aging process altogether. Here are the longest-living animals in the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:09:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 12:08:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2CXvnuPzyfjRGp4BLGNEZN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The immortal jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii can potentially live forwever, turning back into polyps if damaged or starving.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an immortal jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii floating on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of cannonball jellyfish wash ashore after swarming North Carolina’s Outer Banks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jellyfish-jamboree-cape-hatteras-north-carolina</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thousands of cannonball jellyfish washed ashore along North Carolina beaches during a red drum spawning event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ouCKhniLMmvenwqAu5ApoC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Dinner time! Thousands of cannonball jellyfish swarmed Cape Hatteras National Seashore to feed on red drum larvae.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Thousands of cannonball jellyfish along the North Carolina coast.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thousands of jellyfish swarm near Israel, mesmerizing images reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cameras on drones recently captured aerial images of nomad jellyfish as they swarmed by the thousands in coastal waters near Israel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:04:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSvvbPFpNfrVV7kSWMPPy9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rotem Sadah/Israel Nature and Parks Authority]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Similar swarms have appeared in waters near Haifa before, in 2015 and in 2017.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Similar swarms have appeared in waters near Haifa before, in 2015 and in 2017.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 560 million-year-old tentacled creature may be the animal kingdom's first known predator ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jellyfish-relative-fossil-david-attenborough</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A fossilized animal from the Ediacaran period is likely related to modern jellyfish. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F2YDWGU4Pscp3eoeUWZeL8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Photograph: Simon Harris; Artwork: Rhian Kendall; British Geological Survey UKRI 2021]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This bizarre creature existed prior to the Cambrian Explosion.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(left) a fossil of a precambrian jellyfish relative outlined in white; (right) a colored illustration of the same animal, which resembles a sea anemone with two cup-like structures full of short tentacles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest crown jellyfish ever discovered is a blood red, saucer-like weirdo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New crown jelly species from Monterey Bay looks like a scarlet alien saucer ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:13:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zo9XNGgBCC879sMn2jtsTg-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newfound Atolla jellyfish has some curly tentacles.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The newfound Atolla jellyfish has some curly tentacles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 weird creatures found in the deep sea in 2021 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/weirdest-deep-sea-creatures-2021</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A list of the 10 best stories about weird deep-sea creatures published in 2021. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hPPqtyXDzUbH5pSmup5by4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mysteries red jelly may be a new species previously unknown to science, NOAA researchers say. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The mysteries red jelly may be a new species previously unknown to science, NOAA researchers say. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 11 strange things that washed ashore in 2021 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/strange-things-washed-ashore-2021</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rundown of some of the strangest things the sea carried to the shores this year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:38:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCEhdEicnRG2ggiuVZyDXo-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The fish trapped inside the beached compass jellyfish on a beach near Padstow in Cornwall, U.K., on Aug. 4.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The fish trapped inside the beached compass jellyfish on a beach near Padstow in Cornwall, U.K., on Aug. 4.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists inserted disco 'strobe lights' into jellyfish to see how they function without brains ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/light-up-jellyfish-model-shows-neural-activity</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists genetically modified jellyfish in order to make their neurons light up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kX5wtKpLc8dMQVBf8iQNN6-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[(Left) Researchers found a spatial organization to the way that neurons are activated when a jellyfish is coordinating behavior; (Right) The jellyfish folds the right side of its body to bring a tiny brine shrimp to its mouth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[(Left) Researchers found a spatial organization to the way that neurons are activated when a jellyfish is coordinating behavior; (Right) The jellyfish folds the right side of its body to bring a tiny brine shrimp to its mouth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'phantom jellyfish' that eats with mouth-arms spotted off California coast ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/giant-phantom-jellyfish-spotted</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rare creature has only been spotted roughly 100 times since its discovery in 1899. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 17:42:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:58:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YFbd7wcJUFDXdPY6g8NQwi-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) is one of the ocean&#039;s most elusive animals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The phantom jellyfish (Stygiomedusa gigantea) is one of the ocean&#039;s most elusive animals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photo trickery captures ethereal jellyfish 'ballet' in Spanish lake ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/jellyfish-ballet-photo</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The photo, titled 'Medusa Ballet,' was recently announced as the overall winner at the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 competition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 16:17:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RwrLafXrJRhCWGj5H6aLPe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Angel Fitor/European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Medusa Ballet&#039; was voted overall winner at the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 competition.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[&#039;Medusa Ballet&#039; was voted overall winner at the European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021 competition.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Underwater views of Antarctic jellies are 'a magic portal to another world' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The short film "Life Beneath the Ice" features delicate, illuminated marine creatures living under the sea ice in Antarctica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QcvtRNyYfEvdtSrRE7iy5K-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Emiliano Cimoli]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Filming creatures in their natural environment can yield valuable information on their interactions with other organisms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Filming creatures in their natural environment can yield valuable information on their interactions with other organisms.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious blood-red jellyfish may be rare species unknown to science, researchers say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/blood-red-jellyfish-discovered-north-atlantic-ocean-2021.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NOAA researchers spotted a mysterious, blood-red jellyfish deep off the New England coast. It may be a new species unknown to science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2021 11:27:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hPPqtyXDzUbH5pSmup5by4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mysteries red jelly may be a new species previously unknown to science, NOAA researchers say. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The mysteries red jelly may be a new species previously unknown to science, NOAA researchers say. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are thousands of stinging jellyfish crowding the Rhode Island coast? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/sea-nettle-jellyfish-spike-rhode-island.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Biologists aren't entirely sure why thousands of jellyfish are swarming by Rhode Island. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:05:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JWCaoxiz2Z82rMw5ijfa5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nettle jellyfish photographed at North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nettle Jelly fish North Carolina Aquarium Roanoke Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 weird animals that evolution came up with ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/weird-animals-evolution.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ These creatures have evolved unique appearances, impressive superpowers, and some strange habits. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ailsa.harvey@futurenet.com (Ailsa Harvey) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ailsa Harvey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ocQXQZvKoASjyXQTvCYVee-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The glass frog&#039;s see-through skin displays its internal organs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[glass frog from below]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Millions of dead jellyfish are washing up around the world. 'The blob' could be to blame. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Every few years, millions of by-the-wind sailor jellyfish wash up on beaches and die. What is causing so many of them to become stranded? The blob could be to blame. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 16:38:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:36:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ax9yRGJowxTDXQ77JLQgrj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A raft of by-the-wind sailor jellyfish wash up on Vancouver Island, Canada.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A raft of by-the-wind sailor jellyfish wash up on Vancouver Island, Canada.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound marine blob looks like 'party balloon' with two strings, scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/balloon-like-comb-jelly-discovered-puerto-rico.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new species of comb jelly was identified in a deep trench near Puerto Rico. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:56:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:50:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw9nXzYXPuYJgKSiFkTS4a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new comb jelly looks like a two-pronged &quot;party balloon.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The new comb jelly looks like a two-pronged &quot;party balloon.&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These invasive 'comb jellies' cannibalize their own babies every year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comb jellies in the Baltic Sea eat their own larvae when the local food supply runs out every summer. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UZbzhdz9PXeLmt8aLtDdc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jamileh Javidpour/University of Southern Denmark]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A warty comb jelly (a relative of jellyfish) floats with two baby jellies trapped in it body (marked with red arrows).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comb jelly with two larval jellies trapped inside its body]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Upside-down jellyfish release venom-filled 'bombs' in their snot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The water surrounding upside-down jellyfish often stings to the touch, and now scientists know why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JRafRnJPd54wYPpPUMMjE7-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Allen Collins and Cheryl Ames]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mucus produced by these upside-down jellyfish can be seen floating above their frilly arms. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Upside-down jellyfish producing mucus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 14 Wildest Science Stories from 2019 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ See you next decade, science! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:00:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Mann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UedABj3ehcqTjB3bXKwhk3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a comb jelly that has a disappearing anus]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a comb jelly that has a disappearing anus]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 9 Best Blobs of 2019 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When scientists find a round, lumpy object they can't totally explain, they call it a "blob." Here are our nine favorite blobs of 2019. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2019 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sLjUJTayqwQKyNWkxUrixY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Deep below the lowest point of the biggest crater in the solar system (the moon&#039;s South Pole-Aitken basin, shown in blue in this false-color topographic map), scientists have discovered an &quot;anomaly&quot; of heavy matter about the size of Hawaii (circled). It could be the remnants of a 4-billion-year-old asteroid.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deep-Sea Explorers Find Rare Shapeshifting Jellyfish with a Prize Inside ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ghostly-shapeshifting-jellyfish-nautilus.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Part ghost, part plastic bag, all amazing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RpLy4JjoSyKfBxEgR4veWS-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nautilus (nautiluslive.org)]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Massive, Human-Size Jellyfish Stuns Divers Off the Coast of England ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65946-human-size-jellyfish-found-in-uk.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The barrel jellyfish is named for its massive size and silly-looking head, but it's rare for researchers to get up close and personal with one. Two divers in the U.K. recently had the chance. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:42:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8FYStX3iBv3nQuHoR3zEtG-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dan Abbott/ Wild Ocean Week]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The barrel jellyfish is the largest species of jelly found in UK waters, sometimes growing longer than 5 feet (1.5 meters).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dizzying Video Shows the Moment a Jellyfish Gets Caught in a Bubble Vortex ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65644-jellyfish-caught-in-bubble-ring.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's a jellyfish video with a twist … actually, make that 40 or 50 twists. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:41:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AWcuAUp86TH7SoR9Y6dDhj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is what happens when a jellyfish touches the wrong bubble.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bonanza of Bizarre Cambrian Fossils Reveals Some of the Earliest Animals on Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65048-new-cambrian-fossil-bed-china.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bizarre fossils in a newly-discovered site include dozens of creatures that are new to science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:34:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2eBA2HauQofDAzC6D7yF3M-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dongjing Fu]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist’s rendering of the Qingjiang biota showing characteristic early Cambrian life from the well-preserved fossil site. ]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sometimes This Comb Jelly Has An Anus. And Sometimes It Doesn't. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64956-ctenophore-sometime-anus.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Like a rainbow, the anus of a comb jelly is a fleeting thing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 14:02:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:28:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ob4ctyHGmpLWWVcxrQ9Ty7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A ctenophore in the genus &lt;em&gt;Mnemiopsis&lt;/em&gt;. Where&#039;s its anus?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ctenophore in the genus &lt;em&gt;Mnemiopsis&lt;/em&gt;.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare, Blue Jellyfish-Like Creatures Wash Ashore in NJ, Puzzling Beachgoers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63751-blue-button-hurricane-florence.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A weird, brilliant blue creature with feathery-like strands is washing ashore onto the beaches of New Jersey. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:40:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8WCKrKvVvLzSYmX9gMEn4g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A blue button (&lt;i&gt;Porpita porpita&lt;/i&gt;), a jellyfish-like creature, that washed ashore on the beach.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue button]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Family Finds Gooey 'Alien' Jellyfish on NZ Beach. And It Looks Like a Jell-O Mold. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63643-giant-alien-jellyfish.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The glob was an enormous lion's mane jellyfish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:37:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberly Hickok ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f22tFDmiqSE7EhHTPCKTfN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Eve Dickinson]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beachgoers in New Zealand came across numerous jellyfishes on the beach. One in particular, a lion&#039;s mane jellyfish, looked more like an alien than a sea creature. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lion&#039;s mane jellyfish]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Robot Just Wants To Hug A Jellyfish Without Committing Jellymurder ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63105-harvard-underwater-pokeball.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Its designers hope the device will make it much easier to collect delicate animals in the ocean without hurting them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 15:43:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CuThUZkoceiDtUMPW7tYra-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This robotic hand, developed to precisely and gently fold around sea life, snagged a soft little sea creature.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This robotic hand, developed to precisely and gently fold around sea life, snagged a soft little sea creature.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Mysterious, Deep-Sea Jellyfish Looks Like the Ghost of an Alien ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A remotely operated vehicle named Hercules filmed a rarely seen jellyfish that looks like a cross between an alien and a pinkish makeup bag. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 15:24:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5qBQaaLVd4Q4FhePCLqdJm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brennan Phillips &amp; David Gruber]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This gorgeous jellyfish, &lt;i&gt;Deepstaria enigmatica&lt;/i&gt;, glides through the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This gorgeous jellyfish, &lt;i&gt;Deepstaria enigmatica&lt;/i&gt;, glides through the Pacific Ocean.]]></media:text>
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