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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  What's the difference between a lion and a tiger? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One has stripes, and one doesn't. But do the differences between lions and tigers go deeper than that? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cats]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Leviss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PASmtoHQ2weaEJ9JB9wuWm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beyond a tiger&#039;s stripes and a lion&#039;s mane, what are the differences between these two big cats? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images are side by side, the one on the left showing an orange-and-white striped tiger sitting in a lush forest with the image on the right as a male lion with an orange mane sitting in a field.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do cats and dogs shake their heads? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cats often flick their heads back and forth as if they've been possessed. This strange reflex has a simple explanation. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maaka5eKc4gmjb9oYLepGe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Larry the no 10 cat shakes his head as he patrols Downing Street in central London on Nov. 30, 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A brown and white tabby cat tilts its head to the left, its eyes half-closed]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/why-are-some-constellations-visible-for-only-part-of-the-year</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uHRVsjb5xTkZnuYhTvKeHi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Orion constellation can be clearly seen in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it&#039;s high in the night sky during the summer, but it appears upside down.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing orange night sky is full of stars overlooking a winter landscape with a large tree in the left of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's lore about chickens surviving from seconds to months after their heads are chopped off, but what does the science say? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley P. Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLqb9h226U2khY4rXcnw3T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Can chickens survive long after their heads are chopped off?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A brown rooster with a red comb on his head looks to the right of the camera. He stands in a fenced in area with other chickens blurry in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did King Arthur really exist? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The stories about King Arthur are almost certainly false or greatly exaggerated, but did the man himself exist? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qEpw46d5eoYdeqq6SL6WSZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up of a statue that depicts King Arthur at Tintagel, a site associated with King Arthur that flourished between the fifth and seventh centuries in Cornwall, England. A sizable castle was built there in the 13th century. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A turquoise rusted metal statue shows a man wearing a bronze crown over a hooded cloak with his hands in front of him and a sea shore behind him.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does the moon look the same from everywhere on Earth? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/does-the-moon-look-the-same-from-everywhere-on-earth</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon's orientation changes quite dramatically across time and between places, largely due to differences in perspective. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pLsoiWEnz47k5PuJgr2M59-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The full moon appears rotated by 180 degrees from the Southern Hemisphere compared with the view from the Northern Hemisphere. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images of the moon side by side, the one on the left shows a white/gray moon against a black background while the image on the left shows a browner moon in a blue night sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do the microbes in your gut influence what foods you like? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/food-drink/do-the-microbes-in-your-gut-influence-what-foods-you-like</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can the microbes in your gut influence the foods you crave? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7BWGeGo42ZrxyaLmtaJgGW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Are you truly craving sweets, or does that urge come from the bacteria within your gut?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with straight dark hair wearing a smart watch and tan coat touches the glass on a bakery window, full of sandwiches.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What happened to the Minoan civilization? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/what-happened-to-the-minoan-civilization</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Minoan civilization flourished between roughly 2000 and 1500 B.C. on Crete and nearby islands. How did it come to an end? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7n7n387SZYoGutjuc4VGyR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Knossos is a city built by the Minoans. It has a palace the size of two football fields. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a stone temple next to crumbling brick walls. The pillars on the temple are bright scarlet red with a light tan roof above]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are allergies genetic? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Although babies born from parents with allergies are also more likely to have them, there are a number of outside factors that affect whether and how someone develops allergies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Genetics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vjwdUgMLKEHqU9kfjUqJtK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Although allergies do have a genetic component, they are also largely influenced by a baby&#039;s environment and experiences in early life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A mother with dark hair leans over a small dark-haired child wearing a bright blue shirt. The mother presses a white handkerchief to the child&#039;s nose.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth is habitable due to warmth from the sun. So what would happen if the sun disappeared? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:12:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Steinmetz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a4s3oqJi8dtfiU26oe3f6h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A very long solar filament that had been snaking around the sun erupted with a flourish on Dec. 6, 2010.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of the sun shows a glowing orange and red ball of gas with long streaks of gas filaments leaking from its surface into the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does cannabis give people 'the munchies'? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/why-does-cannabis-give-people-the-munchies</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher explains how your body processes the THC from cannabis, resulting in "the munchies." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vKPi53wvyqds8az9Mb9yw4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What causes the extreme hunger that happens when someone smokes cannabis? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man with long wavy black hair wearing an orange shirt lights a joint with a lighter]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do animals have different pupil shapes? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pupil shapes vary widely across the animal kingdom, from the W-shaped pupils of cuttlefish to the bar-like pupils of goats. But why are animal pupils shaped so differently? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DETYkaCzRKucHn3mENZzsU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cuttlefish has a W-shaped pupil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of a blue and brown iridescent cuttlefish next to some leafy green foliage. The cuttlefish&#039;s w-shaped pupil is seen in the center of the image. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are humans the only species with a chin?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Potential explanations abound, yet recent research has shed new light on the question. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ amandaeheidt@gmail.com (Amanda Heidt) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Heidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sggaiMLxFBq7BnTjobhSAj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Research suggests the chin, a uniquely human feature, may have evolved by chance.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the bottom half of a man&#039;s face, showing a dark moustache over a white-toothed smile. The man has an earring bar in his left ear and wears a white shirt]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Will the Indus Valley script ever be deciphered?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/will-the-indus-valley-script-ever-be-deciphered</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Indus Valley script dates back around 4,000 years but has yet to be deciphered. Can AI help decode it? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MReCcAVZdVosf4edFaYm6f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A seal with an Indus Valley Civilization script.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gold block has carved text in the top right of it with a large bull carved below, all on top of a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can you see Earth's shadow? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's shadow follows the planet as it orbits the sun. You can get a sense of its enormous, awe-inspiring size by seeing this silhouette cast on objects ranging from satellites to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:12:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U43hAxwQajvf4oUrYPppAf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite image shows Earth&#039;s shadow cast on the moon. Because of scattering, the moon appears reddish when it lies fully within Earth&#039;s umbra. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite image showing the small gray sphere of the moon across a dark night sky as it reaches various phases of a lunar eclipse. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why aren't mammals as colorful as reptiles, birds or fish?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/diCz3gnhzWKE9XJeo7TTwf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mammals lack the pigments and structures that produce vibrant colors in birds and other animals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph shows three hippos in a body of water. The closest hippo raises its head to the left and looks above to see a colorful bird flying above it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is mercury a liquid? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/why-is-mercury-a-liquid</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mercury is a metal, yet it has some weird physical properties, including being a liquid at room temperature. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RdcrJZokggWFgY64MkgEZm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A few things set mercury apart from other metals, enabling it to be a liquid at room temperature. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of silver circular droplets shine against a silvery metal surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When was the last time Antarctica was ice-free?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/when-was-the-last-time-antarctica-was-ice-free</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica is covered by a miles-thick ice sheet, but was that always the case? And when was the coldest continent ice-free? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nYF5CXjh698iKBekdZqyGY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Unlike today, Antarctica hasn&#039;t always been covered in ice.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of penguins huddles in an icy landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do you weigh more when an elevator goes up or when it comes down? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Your weight doesn't change because of gravity but because the floor pushes back. Physicists explain why elevators briefly make you feel heavier or lighter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Physics &amp; Mathematics]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Larissa G. Capella ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t8qHFxSiGqbxfN2FMmJSrd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[You will feel your weight change as you go up and down in an elevator. But when will you feel the heaviest?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man rushes to get on a very crowded elevator. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did the Vikings reach Maine? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/did-the-vikings-reach-maine</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An 11th-century Norse coin found in Maine raises the question of whether the Vikings landed there. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3683YCuYeUGkwoZ9B4a5P-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A replica of a 10th-century Viking longboat that seafarers used to explore the high seas centuries ago. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a modern replica of an actual 10th-century Viking longship on the River Thames in London. There are people on the boat and it is in front of a glass building.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How can deserts form next to oceans? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/how-can-deserts-form-next-to-oceans</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6uFhgvaEcP4LG2z2c4RfPf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Namib Desert is next to the Atlantic Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A silver sedan drives on a dark sandy road with a towering desert dune on the left and a blue ocean on the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is rigor mortis, and why does it happen? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/what-is-rigor-mortis-and-why-does-it-happen</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bodies usually stiffen after death in a process known as rigor mortis. But why does this happen, and how long does it last? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isabel Gil ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMCspuLxuGfNUySQmWemrL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Full-body rigor mortis occurs between 12 and 24 hours after death.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing blue long-sleeve scrubs and white gloves holds a piece of paper standing over a metal table with a body covered in a white sheet with only its feet sticking out on top. The bare feet face the camera and have a label attached to the right foot&#039;s big toe]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How long do most planets last?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/how-long-do-most-planets-last</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Planets are born, and they can also "die." So what's the lifespan of a typical planet? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3gVUmtxyXetaukmC5axutJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth is expected to last around 9.5 billion years. But what are the lifespans of other planets in the universe? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of all the planets in the solar system near Earth, seen at the bottom of the image. Mars, Saturn and Neptune are seen at the left while Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus are to the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are ghost lineages, remnants of the past that still exist in our DNA today? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/what-are-ghost-lineages-remnants-of-the-past-that-still-exist-in-our-dna-today</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ghost lineages reveal themselves through ancient genes that still exist in living beings today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:40:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XaGGTH8hVyxGAj6pMBs7jg-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This reconstruction is based on the Harbin skull from China. Scientists now recognize the Harbin skull as that of a Denisovan who lived about 146,000 years ago. Genetic analyses show the Denisovans encountered and interbred with the superarchaic human ghost lineage during two distinct periods.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Reconstruction of Homo longi (Denisovan)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did ancient Greeks let women compete in the Olympics? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/stMwvejGEcZErXCs7xiERE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;Vatican runner&quot; or &quot;Atalanta Barberini&quot; depicts a Greek female wearing a chiton (a short dress) who appears to be running. It dates back around 2,000 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a statue of a woman in a jogging posture. She is depicted in bare feet and wearing a short dress. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do kids eat their boogers? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/why-do-kids-eat-their-boogers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There may be something more than just a bad habit behind this behavior. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qzMrC6maKA8PYXbpaByjrR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Kids, adults and other primates like chimpanzees are known to pick their noses and eat their boogers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A little girl picking her nose.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When were boats invented? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The oldest physical boat is a canoe from roughly 10,000 years ago, but evidence suggests humans have been using watercraft for at least 50,000 years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jesse Steinmetz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MNgpxsSf8bBp6Zp3EoDyrE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Pesse canoe is the oldest physical boat ever found. It dates to between 8250 and 7550 B.C. and is kept at the &lt;a href=&quot;https://drentsmuseum.nl/en/collection/pesse-canoe-the-oldest-boat-in-the-world&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Drents Museum&lt;/a&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of the Pesse canoe, the oldest boat in the world. Carved wood.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How long does it take the sun to rotate? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/how-long-does-it-take-the-sun-to-rotate</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The time it takes for the sun to completely rotate depends where on the sun you are measuring. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley P. Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/foUJ5HoFhb6YDiG9U7YgoH-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun&#039;s rotation rate varies by latitude and depth. The colors represent the rotation rate at each location on the sun. Red represents the slowest rotation and blue, the fastest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gif showing the core of the sun. The sun is rotting and the colors within represent the rotation rate at each location on the sun. Red represents the slowest rotation (on top and bottom) and blue, the fastest (center).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why does the moon look larger when it's on the horizon? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-moon/why-does-the-moon-look-larger-when-its-on-the-horizon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The moon looks enormous when it's near the horizon — why is that? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7eSqEtUSdhJAoRMqJyVF59-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A very large full moon sets behind the mountains.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This photograph freezes the exact moment of dawn when the full moon disappears behind the mountains, casting a serene and ethereal light over the landscape. Nature&#039;s quiet spectacle unfolds as the moon bids its silent farewell against the backdrop of the waking world.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why don't you usually see your nose? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/why-dont-you-usually-see-your-nose</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our nose is right in front of us. So why don't we normally notice it? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AUqe8A5hcgrMYiVrKGDtQR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Why don&#039;t we normally notice our noses?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a person&#039;s face as they stare cross-eyed at a small yellow butterfly sitting on the tip of their nose. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Could there ever be a worldwide internet outage? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/communications/could-there-ever-be-a-worldwide-internet-outage</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We've all dealt with bad internet connections. But could the entire internet ever collapse? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abby Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q9LkSAPdNyjGKhj2wcpKm5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Could every internet server fail at the same time? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Purple-tinted photo of a server room. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How much of your body could you lose — and still survive? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/how-much-of-your-body-could-you-lose-and-still-survive</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Five vital organs are essential for life, but survival is more medically complex. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lauren Schneider ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iQCLfZGUXjH2t7pKVP6y-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The man on the Operation game board doesn&#039;t mind as players pluck out organs from his cardboard body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Operation Hasbro board game.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the oldest river in the world? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/rivers-oceans/whats-the-oldest-river-in-the-world</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The oldest river predates the dinosaurs. But how do we know this? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mthgvqtvg9g9hod9AFKMnc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Finke River in Australia (or Larapinta in the Indigenous Arrernte language) is the oldest known river in the world that still exists today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Finke River, Northern Territory.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why doesn't stomach acid burn through our stomachs? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/why-doesnt-stomach-acid-burn-through-our-stomachs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The hydrochloric acid in your stomach can burn through metal — so why doesn't it burn through your stomach? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:37:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zQDR9iwk7RLer8RC4vKeWd-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Stomach acid can help kill harmful bacteria that we ingest while eating and drinking.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stomach acid illustration.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 60 mind-blowing science facts about our incredible world ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/science-facts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you're looking for weird facts about animals, gross human body facts or just something a bit random, get ready to geek out with these fascinating bits of trivia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:22:07 +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/WDgDKJTU4xaKXUjwRHEFW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It&#039;s time to blow your mind with cool science facts. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Shining brain inside woman&#039;s head illustration]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did any cat breeds develop naturally? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/did-any-cat-breeds-develop-naturally</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans have undoubtedly bred cats to create certain breeds, but did any of these feline breeds emerge naturally? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Katherine Irving ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RnRtcvaSvhDmjGqHAhv53i-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Maine coons have many traits that set them apart from other cats, such as large size, a square jaw, and often feet with six or more toes. But sometimes these traits have been artificially preserved — and, in some cases, exaggerated — through artificial selection. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A very nice wild red and white maine coon cat sitting on the pine tree in the winter snowy forest.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How common is it to have extra bones in your skeleton? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/how-common-is-it-to-have-extra-bones-in-your-skeleton</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Adult human bodies typically have about 206 bones. But is it possible to have more? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GP6jUWN9U5KMMAL823kByj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Adult human skeletons generally have 206 bones, but that&#039;s not always the case.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An MRI scan showing a person doing the splits. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many holes does the human body have? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/mathematics/how-many-holes-does-the-human-body-have</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You might think that the human body has many holes, but that number shrinks when you stop to consider what counts as a hole. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kit Yates ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HLq9PcCN4xVsfHiq6vURx8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How do you define a hole? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo looking at the back of a woman sitting alone in the opening of a concrete pipe on a sunny day. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Is the sun really a dwarf star?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our sun is huge, at least compared to Earth and the other planets. So is it really a dwarf? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JJ3SjZunS9f3StAcuXEgiD-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing the sun&#039;s magnetic fields over an image captured by NASA&#039;s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 12, 2016.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This illustration lays a depiction of the sun&#039;s magnetic fields over an image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 12, 2016. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why is Venus so bright? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The "morning star" is bright because of several factors, including having an atmosphere filled with sulfuric acid. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5e2msMtAKgjJ9PTmnTUiZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Venus shines brightly next to a crescent moon in the night sky.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Venus and crescent moon next to each other.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the fastest a human can grow? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/whats-the-fastest-a-human-can-grow</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans grow tall in spurts, but what's our fastest period of growth? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gYYxYE4XqhCNiFftcX5mwX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[We grow a lot as youngsters, but which period has the fastest growth?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young girl checking her height on the wall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can a turtle tuck its head all the way inside its shell?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qBRHWueq9epeHswF6FozWa-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The broad-shelled river turtle (&lt;em&gt;Chelodina expansa&lt;/em&gt;) falls into a group known as side-neck turtles. It can fold its long neck and head inside its shell, over one of its arms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Broad-shelled river turtle, Chelodina expansa, Cedar Creek, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How are 'traumatic tattoos' made, and do you have one? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/how-are-traumatic-tattoos-made-and-do-you-have-one</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Traumatic tattoos aren't like regular ones, and they often involve pencils. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:28:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abby Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAMVukjpAF4ufUkwK8De2X-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young man doodles on his arm. People can unintentionally get &quot;traumatic tattoos&quot; from pencils and other materials that get embedded in their skin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young man doodles on his jeans and his arm with an ink pen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What was the loudest sound ever recorded? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/what-was-the-loudest-sound-ever-recorded</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Determining the "loudest recorded sound" depends on how you define sound and on which measurements you choose to include. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Physics &amp; Mathematics]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QuiWVTnNtoaq9cFDmS6r9K-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha&#039;apai produced one of the loudest recorded sounds in history. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Maxar overview satellite imagery shows the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha&#039;apai volcano releasing huge smoke clouds before the eruption on January 14th , 2022 in Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha&#039;apai Islands, Tonga. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/what-if-antony-and-cleopatra-had-defeated-octavian</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How would history have unfolded if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? Would they have ruled the Roman Empire? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:01:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YdXQ4iDYk3ZCGtGJy7zcrh-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A statue depicting Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of Egypt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sally-Ann Ashton admires one of the statues of Cleopatra at the launch of a new exhibition at The British Museum in London 10 April 2001.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the difference between a newt and a salamander?  ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/whats-the-difference-between-a-newt-and-a-salamander</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Salamanders and newts are both long-tailed amphibians, but what's the difference between them? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcVMPS2nh6tWT2WpYAjqs4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What&#039;s the difference between a newt (left) and a salamander (right)?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a side-by-side comparison of a newt and a salamander]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do your dreams change as you age? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/dreams/do-your-dreams-change-as-you-age</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A young child's dreams and an elderly hospice patient's dreams can be very different. What has research found about how our dreams change over time? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abby Wilson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LgwGSU2j8k28n7scsFgSi8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Younger dreamers tend to see and feel more vividly, while older people recall more complicated and less-emotional situations, research finds. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a top view of a woman sleeping in bed]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do some cat siblings look so different?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Normally, siblings resemble each other. So why does a litter of kittens often come in a variety of colors? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KnqHF4g4CVF4E3c9V5NAJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sometimes, every kitten in a litter has a different coat. Why does this happen? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a person holds up a litter of kittens in different colors]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did Neanderthals have religious beliefs? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/did-neanderthals-have-religious-beliefs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether Neanderthals had religious beliefs is a subject of ongoing debate. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7eWiNyzUZTkAK48E3aqxbn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Is it possible that Neanderthals — whose skull and reconstruction we see here — had religious beliefs?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A facial reconstruction from a Neanderthal skull, next to the skull itself]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are free radicals really that bad for you? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Free radicals are highly reactive molecules that are missing an electron. They get a bad rap, but could they actually have any benefits? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QCEyoATaCE6FWYYLDiVwKA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Free radicals are atoms or molecules that are missing an electron, making them highly unstable.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of free radical molecules]]></media:text>
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