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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Reproductive-system ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Almost like science fiction': European ant is the first known animal to clone members of another species ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A species of ant found scurrying across southern Europe is the first animal found that clones males of another species. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HmpjKYcmyZFkFqw522MN7o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jonathan Romiguier, Yannick Juvé and Laurent Soldati]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The same Iberian harvester ant (&lt;em&gt;Messor ibericus&lt;/em&gt;) queen produced the hairy male &lt;em&gt;Messor ibericus&lt;/em&gt; (on the left) and the hairless male &lt;em&gt;Messor structor&lt;/em&gt; (on the right), despite them being members of distantly related species. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two winged male ants on a black background. The ant on the left is covered in hairs and the ant on the left is hairless.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Complete' twist of fallopian tube sent girl to hospital with sudden belly pain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fallopian tube "torsion" normally affects women of reproductive age and is extremely rare in children. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:10:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emily Cooke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zw3TzFmo4dxgRu4CuTavEV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An 11-year-old&#039;s severe abdominal pain had a very rare cause and required immediate medical attention.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of girl in a t shirt holding her stomach in pain with both hands]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Endometriosis may be caused by a common gut bacteria, small study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research offers a possible link between endometriosis and a common bacteria that can be treated with antibiotics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:21:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:52 +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/yif7KyVXEHhoYYReiQigja-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Currently the only treatments for endometriosis are hormonal medications or surgery, however a new study has found that antibiotics could be a potential treatment. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a gloved hand placing a bandage on a uterus. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists invent 1st 'vagina-on-a-chip' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first vagina-on-a-chip replicates the cellular environment of the vagina. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:00:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:22:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NbPVEQrsnNGBP6LMMjdKCM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Harvard’s Wyss Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is an example of the microfluidic &quot;Organ Chip&quot; platform developed at the Wyss Institute and subsequently licensed to a company called Emulate, Inc.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An example of a organ on a chip device; the small, clear device has two colored channels crisscrossing its center. Someone is holding the device between their pointer finger and thumb]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it works ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:53:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:42:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HJe4pNiQNtQVMRN5oNikAn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The systems of the body work in concert to keep our biological processes running smoothly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a student holding a pen and notebook as she looks at a 3D model of the systems of the human body]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hidden compartments launch 'fireworks' when eggs get fertilized ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When eggs are fertilized, they release a shower of zinc and manganese that may protect against multiple sperm penetrating the egg. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:54:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipc7sHcC6a2WQYhtMgEs-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tero Laakso (licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0)]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Attempted Whale Shark Mating Caught on Camera for the First Time in History ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nobody knows how whale sharks have sex, but these world-first aerial photos provide some big clues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:15:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:23 +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/Nnj3LfUMgjTLnwzwB4oNr8-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tiffany Klein/Ningaloo Aviation]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 30-foot-long male whale shark sidles up to a juvenile female, hoping to mate (they didn&#039;t). This aerial photo, taken over Ningaloo Reef in Australia, is the first known observation of a whale shark mating ritual.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anaconda Mom Gives Birth to Baby Clones, No Male Required ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When it comes to making babies, it usually takes two to tango. But Anna, a 10-foot-long (3 meters) anaconda at Boston's New England Aquarium, did it solo. Earlier this year, Anna gave birth to 18 snake babies all by herself, no male snakes required. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:25:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isobel Whitcomb ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uQ9NDjiZjnDV5xRjesQgt8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Are Stem Cells? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Embryonic stem cells can morph into any cell in the human body. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2019 21:40:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:12:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JDtWVkJ6wRsfQyudmLm9QM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Cynthia Levinthal]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[nikon small world contest, photo contest, microphotography]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nikon small world contest, photo contest, microphotography]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse Video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mesmerizing 6-minute time lapse shows a single cell dividing seemingly endlessly until what was once a yellow blob has become a wriggling, darting salamander tadpole. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:09:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:19 +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/wUxxfQLzGduN9uhYsjsPCU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Becoming, a film by Jan van IJken]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In almost no time at all, the yellow salamander embryo has already divided into hundreds of cells.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Salamander embryo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Smoking Marijuana Linked to Better Sperm Counts in Surprising Study ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The findings contradict previous research, but they are far from conclusive. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:25:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KaaPGmJZqNUpguT4oUh2Yg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Here's How Researchers Made Mice with 2 Dads ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mice with two dads are harder to make than mice with two moms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 16:20:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:35:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SYB5hDTJ5kpF3e35irK6j9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Is Meiosis? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meiosis is a specialized form of cell division that produces reproductive cells, such as plant and fungal spores, sperm and egg cells. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:55:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aparna Vidyasagar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5nk6WzHRShfy6R3nSvX2P3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Men's Testes Have a 'Microbiome.' Could It Affect Fertility? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62852-men-testes-microbiome-fertility.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Men's testes were once thought to be free of bacteria, but a small new study suggests that microbes may live naturally in this part of the male reproductive system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:54:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hYpG42UaUrvyGS2NiKrin5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A man in consultation with a doctor.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man in consultation with a doctor.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Barrel-Shaped Structure Discovered Inside Sperm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62787-newfound-sperm-structure-infertility.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Human sperm cells are well-studied, so scientists were completely surprised to find a previously unknown structure in the little swimmers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2018 20:54:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:42:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UzNFD5rQx8udoRieTCNDWG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Computer illustration of sperm fertilizing an egg.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Computer illustration of sperm fertilizing an egg.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of Purple Octopus Moms Are Super Weird, and They're Doomed ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62346-giant-gathering-octopus-mothers.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ What's the story behind a mysterious gathering of octopus mothers? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:18:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:31 +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/SC8PDhZDiURDUDfhTCgPM3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Of the 17 octopods pictured here on the surface of the Dorado Outcrop, 16 are in the brooding posture.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Could Be the 'Beginning of the End' for North Atlantic Right Whales ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62132-no-northern-atlantic-right-whale-calves.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lack of new babies for endangered Northern Atlantic right whales makes their future even more uncertain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:30:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:38 +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/jX9gYh3RucE3VDq6rrJz9J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Northern Atlantic right whales typically reproduce during winter migration to warmer waters — but not this year.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Reproductive System: Facts, Functions & Diseases ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/26741-reproductive-system.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This may be the most important system in the body. Without the ability to reproduce, a species dies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 22:25:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:39 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Anatomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pnCtEnE5qt4SAegtjzuzgc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Jezper, Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a sperm cell penetrating an egg. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sperm cell fertilizing eggs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious Spiral Found in the Tail of Human Sperm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61826-newfound-spiral-found-in-sperm-tails.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have spent decades studying the extraordinary abilities and anatomy of human sperm, so an international team of researchers was surprised to discover a mysterious, spiral-shaped nanostructure in the tails of sperm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:39:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:49:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZaQRzbPUHbgLmA7vybfKpG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown spiral-shaped nanostructure in human sperm tails. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sperm tail spiral]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pesticide Residue on Fruits, Veggies, Linked to Lower Fertility in Women ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60830-pesticide-residue-fertility.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pesticide residue on fruits and vegetables may hurt women's fertility, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2017 22:33:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LcmC825y4wKsmxoDCkZaMh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do Animals Have Menopause? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60587-do-animals-have-menopause.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female killer whales reproduce between the ages of 12 and 40 years but can survive into their 90s. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 11:08:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 01:11:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QH7eEv9TV2gRC4cNvWPh34-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Female killer whales reproduce between the ages of 12 and 40 years but can survive into their 90s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female Southern Resident Killer Whale breaches in the calm blue waters of the Salish Sea between Washington State and British Columbia, Canada.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ebola, Zika & More: How Many Viruses Can Get into Men's Semen? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60400-viruses-semen.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than two dozen viruses can make their way into human semen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:36:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:54 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C87Y5PQAsTa7JStxusWTuk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of human sperm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of human sperm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Woman Born Without a Vagina Speaks Out About Rare Condition ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60162-born-without-vagina-mrkh-syndrome.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman in Arizona who was born without a vagina — the result of a rare condition — is speaking out about her condition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:17:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:53 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Sex]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VqiVNGG9SLi4yV5DVqz3oW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Barcroft TV/YouTube]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A screengrab of a video featuring Kaylee Moats, 22, who was born with a rare condition that affects the female reproductive organs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kaylee Moats, 22, was born with a rare condition that affects the female reproductive organs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Surprise Fertility Treatment: How a Cancer Drug Helped One Woman Get Pregnant ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59867-cancer-drug-gemcitabine-helped-one-woman-get-pregnant.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a surprising case, a drug that is normally toxic to ovaries actually helped one woman get pregnant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:56:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hA6SwssLbv7vvwpJNCqbjU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A pregnant woman.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pregnant woman.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diatoms Have Sex, and Ammonium Is a Turn-On ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59772-diatoms-have-sex-after-all.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Diatoms, long thought to reproduce asexually, do engage in sexual reproduction, with ammonium acting as an aphrodisiac. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 10:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:16 +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/nX7nfXbWDXhKnX2eVSnYG3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Oregon State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An arrow points to &lt;i&gt;Thalassiosira pseudonana&lt;/i&gt; sperm cells, and wedges indicate the flagella that allow the cells to swim to an egg for fertilization.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An arrow points to &lt;i&gt;Thalassiosira pseudonana&lt;/i&gt; sperm cells, and wedges indicate the flagella that allow the cells to swim to an egg for fertilization.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gene Thieves: Female Salamanders Hijack DNA from Multiple Males ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59639-salamanders-steal-genes.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists are still trying to make sense of something extremely weird that happened between a pair of Ambystoma salamanders millions of years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:30:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:51:44 +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/FAvssdjfNyfn7eLTiZWLp4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Robert Denton/Ohio State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The all-female salamander hybrid Ambystoma has found a simple formula for reproductive success: Mate with multiple males and hijack segments of each partner&#039;s genome to pass on to her offspring. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Female salamander in the Ambystoma genus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Do Men Have Nipples? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32467-why-do-men-have-nipples.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Men can't nurse babies, so why on Earth do they have nipples? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2017 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:25:20 +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/V7RCf8QdADufWm65tm7irE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nipples are a vestige of our early days in the womb.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of the Vitruvian man.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Testicles: Facts, Function & Diseases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The testicles are the primary male reproductive organs. They produce gametes, or sperm, and they secrete hormones, primarily testosterone. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 00:56:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cd49sryijAmGKGQXtwhN4m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The testicles are housed in the scrotum just behind the penis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Testicles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Reasons Why Placentas Are Amazing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58517-reasons-why-placentas-are-awesome.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There is much about the placenta that scientists are just beginning to discover. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:32:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:13 +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/Ymqx5ZFgvBwHDrL2jSxq7L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hail Mary! 9 Amazing Tales of Virgin Births in the Animal Kingdom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forget what you know about the birds and the bees: Sometimes you just have to take matters into your own hands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 11:36:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 11:49:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Denise Chow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4oz9obsw7E9P3gCGhiPUVQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At London&#039;s Chester Zoo, a female Komodo dragon named Flora had the first documented virgin births of their lizard species in 2006.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[At London&#039;s Chester Zoo, a female Komodo dragon named Flora had the first documented virgin births of their lizard species in 2006.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Women's Entire Menstrual Cycle Replicated in a Lab ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58440-menstrual-cycle-replicated-in-a-lab.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The entire female menstrual cycle has been replicated in a bento-box-like device that can fit into the palm of your hand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:18:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Onion ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CTP8Xqfe8CE6ejEdjda8QE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[EVATAR is a female reproductive tract that fits in the palm of one’s hand. Each divided compartment within the cube contains a 3-D model of a different part of the reproductive tract, such as the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, cervix, vagina and liver. The blue fluid pumps through each compartment and performs the function of blood. Ultimately, the goal is to use stem cells of an individual patient and create a personalized model of their reproductive system to test new drugs for safety and effectiveness.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[EVATAR is a female reproductive tract that fits in the palm of one’s hand.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Threat to Birth Control Access Should Transcend Politics (Op-Ed) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Birth control access should transcends politics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:08:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:04:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jill Maura Rabin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vQgYfpRRAVLWQQ7PxtmmsK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Early Menopause Linked to a Woman's Reproductive History ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57620-early-menopause-linked-to-first-period.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The age at which women enter menopause may be influenced by earlier events in their reproductive life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2017 04:33:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Bucklin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EfQMhdEtyUfTrQb2Nysm2j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Most Women Who Freeze Their Eggs Don't Use Them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Egg freezing has been touted as a way for women to put off having children. But few women who freeze their eggs actually end up using them, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 21:15:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nLEAjghSchYV3qE5EJZ5dQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Virgin Birth: Zebra Shark Has Babies Without Mating ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57536-zebra-shark-has-virgin-births.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A zebra shark at an Australian aquarium had pups even after living in isolation from males for years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:10:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JKTYZbWgAeEbKTTb7NQkbe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Leonie the zebra shark doesn&#039;t seem to need a mate: She recently gave birth to three pups via asexual reproduction at the Reef HQ Aquarium in Townsville, Australia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Leonie the zebra shark doesn&#039;t seem to need a mate: She recently gave birth to three pups via asexual reproduction at the Reef HQ Aquarium in Townsville, Australia.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baby Farms of the Future? Docs Warn of Ethical Issues from New Tech ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the not-too-distant future, scientists may be able to create human sperm and egg cells in a lab dish. But what are the ethical implications of this? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2017 23:51:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:42:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nLEAjghSchYV3qE5EJZ5dQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's Oldest Wild Breeding Bird Is Expecting Her 41st Chick ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Forget about the stork — it's the albatross that should be in charge of baby delivery. The world's oldest wild breeding bird mother, a 66-year-old albatross named Wisdom, is incubating another egg, likely her 41st one, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2016 20:08:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:23 +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/cPpu6tTr599fPc9DziH597-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Laysan albatross known as Wisdom incubates her egg on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, located in the Pacific Ocean about 1,400 miles (2,250 kilometers) northwest of Hawaii.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wisdom the albatross]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can a Chemotherapy Drug 'Turn Back the Clock' in Women's Ovaries? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Women undergoing a particular chemotherapy had a much greater number of eggs in their ovaries than expected, a finding that surprised researchers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 21:55:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:56:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YF6QNrNPfvL3itVH2oj9f9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A stock image showing ovary tissue under the microscope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A stock image showing ovary tissue under the microscope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Good Cognition in Older Women Linked to Pregnancy History ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Having your last baby in your late 30s may be good for your brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2016 14:51:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdtXhUfLjRNFjM7vmANUXS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Healthy Baby Mice Produced from Mouse Mom's Skin Cells ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Skin cells from mouse moms were matured in a lab dish and developed into baby mice. The feat is a step toward a similar process that one day may work in humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 13:05:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 18:58:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Weintraub ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MropX3gD4C7fPW2n37Yhhk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Japanese scientists produced healthy baby mice from skin cells. (Baby mice shown here only for illustration purposes.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[group of baby mice.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Male Widow Spiders Survive Sex by Mounting Immature Virgins ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In two widow spider species, males deploy an ingenious strategy to avoid being cannibalized during sex. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2016 11:20:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:32 +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/RyBcAyR7zLsCCzebVdzDbi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Wild Sex' Author Dishes on Weird World of Animal Mating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Biologist and writer Carin Bondar leads the way into the intriguing world of animal sexual practices in her new book, "Wild Sex." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:49:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:45:10 +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/2m3pkbgwEFKoRTZcABL52U-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Biologist Carin Bondar, author of &quot;Wild Sex,&quot; investigates animals&#039; unusual, elaborate and sometimes bizarre mating behaviors.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Viper vs. Viper! Never-Before-Seen Combat Recorded ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56125-interspecies-viper-battle-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Combat between two different viper species has never been observed — until now. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:39:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:12 +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/jb73HTT769qXZ8wZmvcQk3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Copperheads and cottonmouths — both vipers — don&#039;t usually battle each other. Or do they?]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Mice Are Bred from Artificially Developed Egg ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56086-mice-bred-from-artificially-developed-egg.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The experiment resulted in the birth of healthy baby mice with a success rate of up to 24 percent. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 11:17:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:57:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7cDtvVaariJE2XmCvoNuHP-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Toru Suzuki et al., 2016/Nature Communications]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mice born from parthenogenotes, along with their offspring.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[artificially-bred-mice-with-babies]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Surprising Facts About Egg Freezing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/55115-egg-freezing-surprising-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A city in Japan says it will pay for egg freezing as a way to improve the country's low birth rate. But the procedure is not a perfect solution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 22:19:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B5JihEFFLhwmv7Lhw2doXS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of sperm and egg meeting.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of sperm and egg meeting.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Some Flies Have Mega Sperm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54874-why-some-flies-have-mega-sperm.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some teensy fruit flies produce sperm more than 2 inches (5 centimeters) long. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2016 17:00:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:42:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PkaJhPVKm5dFJbzmUQdAvT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sperm-storage tubule of the fruit fly &lt;em&gt;Drosophila bifurca&lt;/em&gt; is nearly 8 centimeters long. The size of this organ drives the size of mega sperm in males.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sperm-storage tubule of the fruit fly &lt;em&gt;Drosophila bifurca&lt;/em&gt; is nearly 8 centimeters long.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chemicals in Fast Food: Should You Be Worried? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/54431-phthalates-fast-food.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests another reason to avoid fast food. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 21:59:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:44:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xHT95bAxsU6ASCXBCcb288-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny Ancient Creature Carried Its Babies Like 'Kites' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An arthropod that lived 430 million years ago protected its developing young by attaching their egg pouches to its back with threads, trailing them like tiny kites. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 20:17:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:05 +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/WvpraYPkTAL3A3xUefEKAJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[D. Briggs, D. Siveter, D. Siveter, M. Sutton, D. Legg]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The ancient marine animal Aquilonifer spinosus kept its young on a short leash.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are Big Brains Smarter? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/32142-are-big-brains-smarter.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Humans boast the biggest brains, relative to body size, in the animal kingdom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2016 19:33:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qXF8PyhGgoZuEabgyAWtij-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an illustration of neurons in the human brain]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration of neurons in the human brain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Predisposition to Obesity May Be Carried in Sperm ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/52971-sperm-carry-predisposition-obesity-epigenetics.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The information carried in a man's sperm cells may depend on his body weight, a small new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:37:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:31:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B5JihEFFLhwmv7Lhw2doXS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of sperm and egg meeting.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of sperm and egg meeting.]]></media:text>
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