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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Ways to Talk to Your Kids About Bullying ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ High school bullying, whether it is an online spat or ostracism in the lunchroom, is fairly common. But despite its prevalence, bullying can be difficult to discuss. ]]>
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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/diSFF2ipcXaGocnk4qGnge-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Modern Worldwide Danger Blooms from Ancient Bacteria ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research results will have implications for many other lakes in the U.S. and around the world that are also experiencing toxic blooms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2014 06:42:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marlene Cimons ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qPubZyvMSQy4c57ka8MpEb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Hans W. Paerl, University of North Caorlina at Chapel Hill]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A toxic cyanobacterial bloom in Lake Taihu, China]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Toxic bloom in Lake Taihu, China ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Engineering a Better Food Bank ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fairly and efficiently distributing food is a large and complicated problem and a team of engineers set out to make it work better. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:51:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:10 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Shipman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgjYRYbdcMWMwdyeUVzXvN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Roberts Lasson, Director of Creative Services, Fitts Industrial and Systems Engineering Department]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers from North Carolina State University visit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to learn more about how food banks operate. The team went on to design a more efficient food distribution process.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers visit a food bank]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Swallows Of The Western Skies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An international team of researchers studies one slim bird to answer some big biological questions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2014 04:13:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessica Arriens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qL9W4Bam4j29QddJUYaCcm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ D.W. Winkler, Cornell University ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tree swallows, &lt;i&gt;Tachycineta bicolor&lt;/i&gt;, perch in fields around Ithaca, New York. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tree swallows perch in fields around Ithaca, New York]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Innovative Entertainment Model Designed to Get Kids Outside ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new online production, Plum Landing, teaches kids core science concepts and gets them exploring their worlds through online webisodes, games, an app, videos and hands-on activities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:41:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:54:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ayesha Monga Kravetz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sC8ow3HGMbaH84qy4iNQfS-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frog Population Decline Linked to Killer Pathogen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ranavirus may be partly to blame for dwindling frog populations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 18:21:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:53:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Conciatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sjPcotYHub5kdhAJRm6RJX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[&quot;Wood Frog&quot; by DDauri Daniel D&#039;Auria - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Wood frogs such as this one are highly susceptible to ranavirus, especially as tadpoles. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wood frogs are highly susceptible to ranavirus ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Citizen Science Aims to Clean Up Pacific Plastics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ COASST studies seasonal patterns of ocean debris to aid in the clean up of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NQPx6rtCBrmawtj5LaafnB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[COASST interns size up a plastic bag. The bag&#039;s translucence and flexibility make it a potential hazard to sea turtles, which can mistake plastic films for prey such as jellyfish. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[COASST interns size up a plastic bag which can be a hazard for sea turtles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Predicting How Biodiversity Affects Disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With the increase of cross-species disease it is important to understand how disease, species-interactions and biodiversity interact. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:54:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:00:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marlene Cimons ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HkKgS32GeGgDsxnK8chZiH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Stuart Dennis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Postdoctoral research associate Myra Hugey and grad student Daniel Medina swabbing frogs in Darien National Park, Panama, to collect a sample of microbes living on their skin surfaces. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[collecting samples from skin]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Kids and Science Good for More than Just a Grade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A sixth-grade student’s science fair project led to the discovery that erythritol, a sugar alcohol in Truvia, may be a human-safe insecticide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2014 18:37:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:54:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Priya Ramaiah ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sHMvgHYRT2rhH4fBWEkGrD-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kaitlyn Baudier ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Could an ingredient in sugar substitute Truvia work as an insecticide? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Human-safe insecticide?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tech Sandbox: The Playground of Neural Engineering ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This University of Washington course and competition encourages students to create projects the incorporate the core principles of neural engineering. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 16:09:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:55:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adiba Khan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bDu5iudZ3tzk5AqDCikQke-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tiffany M. Youngquist, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, University of Washington ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Electrical signals from smiles help unicorns fly, in a game that students designed for a university course and competition known as Tech Sandbox. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Unicorns fly in a game designed by students at Tech Sandbox ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Zzzzzzzz: The Mathematics of a Good Night’s Sleep ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mathematician Janet Best uses mathematical models to learn about slee-wake patterns. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 03:42:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:06:31 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Sleep]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivy F. Kupec ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MuuXY596xPNXZQig8fn57A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The structure of sleep changes as the brain develops. Mathematical models show how the neuronal network structure can affect the timing of sleep and wake bouts. If the models work well and give good understanding, then researchers could develop insomnia treatments, effective remedies for medical condition-induced sleep disorders or strategies to reduce jet lag more quickly. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The structure of sleep changes as the brain develops ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thanks, Dad: Owl Monkeys Are Caring Fathers, Too ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Patricia Wright of Stoney Brook University explains why owl monkeys are devoted fathers and nocturnal.  ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2014 15:37:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:17:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NJGDh39r5MF3S7PVPnY9Bk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[V. Davalos/Owl Monkey Project, Formosa-Argentina ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A dependent infant owl monkey rides comfortably on the back of its biological father. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An owl monkey father and baby ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Combatting TBI by Engineering Resilience in the Brain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania model neural structures in the brain to better understand traumatic brain injury. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2014 19:02:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Evan Lerner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c8XeYtUtS8Z9hn5Kj4U2JR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[University of Pennsylvania ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Axons, the tendril-like offshoots of neurons, contain structures known as microtubules, which are packed together like bundles of straws. These microtubules act as train tracks for transporting molecular cargo from one end of the neuron to the other. A protein known as tau acts as the crossties for these train tracks, and plays a critical role in the overall stability of the microtubules. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; New computational modeling research shows that with sudden strain, like that caused by certain head injuries, tau is less able to stretch and absorb the stress. This stress is thus passed to the microtubules, which break. The result: accumulations of molecular cargo, which are one of the major signs of a traumatic brain injury.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[microtubules act as train tracks for transporting molecular cargo from one end of the neuron to the other ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Slippery Rules of Mudslides ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mathematician E. Bruce Pitman researches how mudslides and other debris flows work. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2014 06:35:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivy Kupec ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/46dwbTZs8Em469PRkE62qT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jonathan Godt, USGS]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. Geological Survey captured the upper parts of the landslide in Oso, Washington in an aerial survey taken five days after the natural disaster. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Oso, Washington 5 days after the landslide]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Old Idea About Ecology Questioned by New Findings ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research refutes one of Darwin’s hypotheses. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marlene Cimons ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jeypZxoXkDH3bfQuCay5tk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bradley Cardinale.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bradley Cardinale stands in front of 180 algal chemostats used for competition experiments. &quot;It was completely unexpected,&quot; he says. &quot;We sat there banging our heads against the wall. Darwin’s hypothesis has been with us for so long, how can it not be right?&quot;  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bradley Cardinale struggles with Darwin&#039;s hypothesis being wrong]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Biodiversity Benefits Society in Surprising Ways ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Research on Earth's biodiversity has advanced science and engineering innovation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 09:09:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:30:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PuSfGBoubhxDESzvkjMJTZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[After the discovery of a bacterium that lives at extremely high temperatures in Yellowstone National Park’s hot springs, scientists extracted a heat-resistant enzyme that helps copy DNA. This enzyme was used to develop a lab technique for rapidly duplicating DNA with the help of repeated heating and cooling cycles. Known as the &lt;a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymerase_chain_reaction target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;polymerase chain reaction&lt;/a&gt; (PCR), this technique enables DNA fingerprinting, an essential forensics tool, and much of the biotechnology industry, worth more than $95 billion today.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Extremophile kick-starts new industries]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 Surprising Ways that Biodiversity Benefits the Economy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/45008-biodiversity-inspires-science-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From microbes to plants and large predators, every organism on Earth has evolved unique survival mechanisms and research has shown us how this biodiversity can help society. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 08:58:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HNPuVjt2GCyEAn6VT6fWrd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Image courtesy professor Kellar Autumn, from Autumn, K., et al. 2002. Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 12252-12256.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Geckos can scamper up vertical walls and across ceilings because their feet have billions of tiny fibers that contact surfaces closely enough to form intermolecular bonds with them. The cumulative power of these fibers holds the foot in place. Made from tiny synthetic hairs that function like gecko bristles, gecko-inspired adhesives offer up to 100 times the gecko’s gripping power, and can be easily attached and detached from surfaces if manipulated correctly. Such adhesives may be used to improve medical equipment, climbing shoes and cell phones.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Geckos inspire more than car insurance]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ When Distant Galaxies Light Up: Modeling a Cosmic Slurp ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers employ supercomputers to understand and predict black holes swallowing stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:14:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:35:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Dubrow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9M8MASC52rVDN9XGoHToZ6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tamara Bogdanović, Georgia Tech.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A montage of images shows the evolution of a white dwarf star as it is being disrupted by a massive black hole. In this scenario the star, which is being flexed by the tidal field of the black hole, develops strong shocks on its surface (blue and green) but its remnant core survives disruption (illustrated in red color in the cutout). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A montage of images shows the evolution of a white dwarf star as it is being disrupted by a massive black hole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Radical Method Uses Cells to Fight Brain Tumors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radically modified cells could transport anticancer drugs to a tumor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 06:16:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:21:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bobbie Mixon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eGjbkPHfqJrKcmQECRhKzN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Belly Up to the Bamboo Buffet: Pandas vs. Horses ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 2014 is the year of <i>Year of the Horse</i> in China. But pandas, it turns out, aren't celebrating. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2014 06:11:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sue Nichols ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mQPdNDVBjh4Q4Hrfp7maj4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Eat fast — the horses may be coming!]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pandas and horses, eating]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Walking Can Recharge the Spirit, But What About Our Phones? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Wearable generators can supply portable, clean energy for powering our mobile devices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2014 20:34:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:24:21 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Valerie Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H27KmAX7yuQiDjmdDhC9YY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Dr. Zong Lin Wang, Georgia Tech.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new device harnesses the energy created by natural human walking to simultaneously light more than 40 commercial LEDs. The technology could revolutionize the way we charge small electronic devices, reducing dependence on non-renewable power sources and untethering users from fixed charging stations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Wearable generator, self-charging backpack]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Dino Brains to Thought Control — 10 Fascinating Brain Findings ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In light of President Obama's plan to advance brain science, here are some recent cool findings about the brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 23:41:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:14:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pKU6JXzVbv8FRaeVXdp6ma-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Prints and Photographs, Library of Congress (LC-USZ62-60242).]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Einstein had an unusually large number of a specialized type of brain cell known as glia. New evidence suggests glia may promote learning.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Albert Einstein&#039;s brain was very unique]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fish Aglow: Hidden Colors In The Sea ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 180 species of marine fish have been discovered to glow using biofluorescence. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:27:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Conciatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CRsWKA5JKYCoJCAbwCSJRb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[©J. Sparks, D. Gruber, and V. Pieribone.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A green biofluorescent chain catshark (&lt;i&gt;Scyliorhinus retifer&lt;/i&gt;).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chain catshark]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How History Shaped the Global Mathematician ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Michael Barany has been researching the history of modern mathematics in Paris. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michael J. Barany ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/az37JxkmUfcPZMQ8vHV3jm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Downey/DoD.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The liberation of Paris, 1944.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[the 4th U.S. Infantry Division look at the Eiffel Tower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'CRAB Lab' Sheds Light on Navigating Tricky Terrain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How animals move in complex environments is a big question with relevance to several fields including robotics. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Conciatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z8JmFUjkHRRpEHTWx2EZZ6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[GSTC Turtle Patrol.]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of a Widely Used Chemical ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers are developing a revolutionary way to eliminate the carbon byproduct of ethylene oxide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 02:51:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:23:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Claudia Bode ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/quwaYHWXdnrxi5GjN6RFzZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ethylene oxide is used in the production of many everyday items, including plastic bottles and detergent.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ethylene oxide is used in making plastic bottles and detergent]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pond Scum Leads to Critical Brain Research Tool ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A tiny, relatively simple organism helps scientists understand how the brain works. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2013 20:29:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:47:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iuNfjtF4gtxS5XPRTTSMiA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ed Boyden and MIT McGovern Institute]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When light hits the light sensitive proteins (shown in green) on a neuron, the neuron is activated.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Light hits light sensitive proteins activating neurons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Spray Ends Ride for Microbes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This new antimicrobial coating could change the landscape for surface-to-skin microbe transmission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:18:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cindy Spence ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b4a3NKkawrFTSrjKVoUi2T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have developed a new kind of thin, spray-on coating — activated by light and designed to destroy microbes on everyday surfaces.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[new spray-on coating is activated by light and destroys microbes]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In Structural Design, Less is More ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a recent shake table test, a cold-formed steal building performed beyond expectations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:55:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kara Peterman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aYVBjhUe63Y4T7WmELAfEE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kara Peterman, Johns Hopkins University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This full-scale cold-formed steel building withstood strong earthquake forces in a recent shake table test in Buffalo, NY.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a full-scale cold-formed steel building withstood strong earthquake forces in a recent shake table test]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Plankton: A Time Capsule for Scientific Inquiry ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers use plankton fossil shells from foraminifera to build a long-term view of past environmental conditions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 18:39:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:05:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cat Wolner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tdAQ5hdspWG354VssgmadX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A near-microscopic fossil foraminifera (a kind of plankton) used to reconstruct ancient environmental conditions. The 60 microns (µm) scale bar is approximately the diameter of a grain of pollen. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A near-microscopic fossil foraminifera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Taiwan's Coral Reefs and Other Hidden Gems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Melissa Roth reflects on her research trip to Taiwan. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2013 14:09:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Roth ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y5QQepwx6QDZcS9bdfgwAn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Seabird McKeon]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Melissa Roth diving in Taiwan to examine coral fluorescence. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Melissa Roth examines coral fluorescence.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Big Wildfires in the West: Why, How, What To Do? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38572-western-wildfires-causes-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers explore the causes of and solutions for rising wildfire dangers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2013 16:02:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:01:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HVgDDYEJF9w4M3jbVzPf7N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Yarnell Hill wildfire began on June 28, 2013, after a lightning strike.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Yarnell Hill wildfire was started by a lightning strike]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Searching History for the Cement of Tomorrow ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38376-green-cement-historical-origins-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ This eco-friendly cement actually has origins in Ancient Egyptian pyramids and Ancient Rome. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2013 18:02:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:24:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dorilona Rose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/heGzKAegSEu9aaQKmcT76U-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Alexander J. Moseson, Drexel University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Alexander J. Moseson of Drexel University, D.N. Singh of IIT Bombay, and a cement industry representative help pour an AAC sidewalk on the campus of IIT Bombay. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pouring a green cement sidewalk]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Baseball Helps Humanize the Supreme Court ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/38304-iscotus-supreme-court-database-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A professor’s passion for baseball led to the creation of a database with a searchable trove of oral arguments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:56:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Susan Reiss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xFVYcq3axg26dCG5tMAkUK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from ISCOTUSnow. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from ISCOTUSnow. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Reef Parasites: Predator or Scapegoat ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37983-reef-parasites-reef-life-global-warming-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researcher Paul Sikkel studies reef parasites and their impact on fish at the reef. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:23:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:09:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sikkel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rC5r5H8ThJZaiULjF7VBGD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dan Norton  Coral.org]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Coral reefs are not only beautiful, they are incredibly diverse ecosystems.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[coral reefs are beautiful and diverse ecosystems]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stalagmites & Hieroglyphs: Investigating the Maya Demise ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37653-stalagmites-climate-change-mayan-culture-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tackling this 2,000-year-old mystery takes a large and diverse set of experts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:56:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacqueline Conciatore ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SkFDxZCziyJcHVhih9hWsc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Penn State]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Maya region]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Maya region map]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Detecting Social Patterns from Shifting Dialects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A powerful computer program allows scientists to map shifts in regional accents. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:48:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:25:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Susan Reiss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ncd4bh5riquWiRXhTUAxaM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mouth image via Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[linguistics, accents]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[linguistics, accents]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Recycled Coal Plant Waste Cleans Up Oil Spills ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/37269-recycled-waste-cleans-up-oil-spills-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coal plant waste product can be converted into oil spill cleanup prodigy and then recycled, making the oil usable as well. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:15:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:51:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Holly B. Martin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EpHb9yAku4q5SfMEXJDDdN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[S. Seal, L. L. Hench, David Reid (G), Ian Goldstein, University of Central Florida ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A porous nanostructured particle made from fly ash.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[oil spill clean up, recycled, green ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tiny Sensor Promises Better Monitor for Environment ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/34742-research-portable-sensitive-environmental-detector-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sensor-on-a-chip holds potential for monitory ecosystem and human health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 15:02:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Juan Guerrero ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/52ZuLbrEtWzbkiU5mrFJNJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Evan Krape/University of Delaware]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chaoying Ni (blue shirt) and Juejun Hu (white shirt) in the lab with a sensor device.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[sensors, microsensors, environmental monitoring]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Technique Opens Window Into Brain Research ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Optogenetics uses light to control the activity of neurons in the brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Valerie Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6ixhgxeU2r9J9xbYY4Crj7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When light-sensitive proteins are expressed in neurons, scientists can control brain activity with light. This technique, known as optogenetics, will allow researchers to tease out the role that specific neurons play in the brain in both health and disease.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[optogenetics, neuroscience]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rock Snot: Where It Comes From and How It's Made ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers use advanced sequencing and TACC’s Ranger supercomputer to uncover origin of common algae. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:30:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:45:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aaron Dubrow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XGJuf7WmkVoxeLoJqn59hm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Matt Ashworth, The University of Texas at Austin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Light micrograph of live &lt;i&gt;Astrosyne radiata&lt;/i&gt; cells. These marine diatoms do not produce noticeable mucilage, but are closely related to the mucilage-producing taxa in the genus &lt;i&gt;Cyclophora&lt;/i&gt;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ranger, supercomputer, algae, diatoms, genomics]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mathematics is the Pursuit of Beauty ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/28508-numbers-manjul-bhargava-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mathematician Manjul Bhargava thinks of his field as art, not science. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:45:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:34:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marlene Cimons ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oAwFrjhZfcgAykN5CkbDaX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Manjul Bhargava, Princeton University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Manjul Bhargava lecturing at the Clay Mathematics Institute.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[math, Mathematics, Bhargava]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Hydrogels and Japan Changed a Life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/28307-hydrogels-biocompatability-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Grad student Tiffany Suekama's research trip to Japan and the rich cultural experiences there changed her life. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:00:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tiffany Suekama ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DYtbWdtCJ4zrhLa6j9hwoC-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tiffany Suekama, The University of Kansas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thin gels with ultra strength for potential use in tissue engineering.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jian Ping Gong, hydrogels, Hokkaido University]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Researchers to Harness the Power of Molecular Self-Assembly ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27943-nanotechnology-developments-peptide-self-assembly-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Looking into how peptides self-assemble has great implications for nanotechnology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:54:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:44:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ellen Ferrante ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X9FxipRsbnd8hMXFsgkDbc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of Professor Mehmet Sarikaya, GEMSEC, University of Washington ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a molecular dynamics (computer simulation) model of a graphite binding dodecapeptide bound onto graphene.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[self-assembly, protein, graphite, grapheme, atomic force microscopy]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Predator–Prey Relationship More Intricate Than Thought ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27614-robotics-reveal-predator-prey-intricacies-nsf-bts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent research indicates some prey may inhibit attacks by signaling predators. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:28:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:26:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8a6VrRyTBWwZDcRahXsaV9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sanjay Joshi, UC Davis]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rulon Clark’s mechanical squirrel, with the remote control equipment researchers use to manipulate it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[nsf, sl, animal robotics]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Born To Be Wild: Releasing Captive-Bred Pandas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts in China are working with Michigan State University to grow the population size of wild, protected pandas. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:53:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lily Whiteman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KLQoGBNZ7C2KuP4N8Y8vwD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cherubic charm: Pandas get their cuteness from their facial roundness — which is partly created by their strong jaw muscles and large, crushing molars— as well as from their Mickey Mouse-like ears, oval eye patches and roly-poly bodies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[giant panda cubs, cute baby animals, captive breeding, reintroduction]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Online Gaming Grows Students' Math Skills ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The award-winning online system is changing the way students, and teachers, look at learning math facts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:14:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:12 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Mathematics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julia Given ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sQkeRj4eJ7BPiT26VDafjV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[As they practice, students are expected to develop automaticity, meaning they can retrieve answers from long-term memory without conscious effort.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[reflex, mathematics, math fact, fluency,]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Engineers Follow Mother Nature's Lead on Keeping Clean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Her experience leads to new solutions to fight biological build-up. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:50:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:37:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Valerie Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uyCruw3oZeRjRJ9aWEq8XL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jo McCulty, courtesy of Ohio State University]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Giant Blue Morpho butterfly (foreground) is among natural objects that inspire Ohio State engineers Bharat Bhushan (left) and Gregory Bixler (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[biomimetrics, animal-inspired engineering]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Material Offers Safer Breast Implants, Integrates Cancer Treatment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Biorubbers offer unique protection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:26:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:32:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ellen Ferrante ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VeFQJuWX8pghhtG62rUPaV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Gabor Kaszas  ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Puskas with new implant shell (left hand) and current silicone gel implant (right hand).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cancer treatments, breast implants]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Unique Bacteria Fights Man-Made Chemical Mess ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have developed a bacteria to fight this long-lasting man-made pollution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 23:06:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ayesha Monga Kravetz ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lh7wciMrzLnGGPAmM7hGUT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Bioremediation Consulting Inc.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Small scale mass culturing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[pcb, bci, bacteria, toxins]]></media:text>
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