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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May 9, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cruise ship MV Hondius includes passengers infected with the hantavirus, while scientists believe they have found a &quot;shortcut&quot; to Mars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo compilation of an illustration of a spaceship in front of Mars on the left and a close up of a white cruise ship on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Risky, lifesaving surgery performed on a baby in the womb, AI agent deletes a company database in 9 seconds, and the universe may end much sooner than expected ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May 2, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jhfBGxZfWriA8FzaQDqBMa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Surgery performed on a baby in the womb, a rogue chatbot deletes a company&#039;s database, why the universe could end much sooner than expected, and forecasters race to understand this year&#039;s rapid El Niño. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The purple spiral galaxy NGC 5468 and a sad cartoon robot.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the 'Iliad' is found inside an Egyptian mummy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ April 25, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jPsozJmzhHgyLsooPCi9AD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The AMOC moves closer to collapse,  scientists create artificial neurons, the &quot;Iliad&quot; is found inside and Egyptian mummy, and researchers search for treatments for brain-eating amoebas ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comet and fireball make an X in the sky next to a castle, and waves heave and foam on a stormy sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Physicists witness faster-than-light darkness pinpricks, humans are still evolving, and some polar bears are getting fatter than ever  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ April 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:14:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7usLS9NEtwQKFienEciP9J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This week&#039;s science news includes singularities in light and sound waves and lobsters experiencing pain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images side by side, the one on the left is an illustration of blue and orange black holes and the one on the right is a close up of a green and red lobster. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Artemis II splashes down, the world's fattest parrot bounces back, and the Shroud of Turin is contaminated ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ April 11, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wJK8u7zqdBYF3a3iSfc3YN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis II splashes down, the kākāpō bounces back, the Shroud of Turin gets weirder, and a functional cure for type 1 diabetes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The earth sets behind the moon and a kakapo parrot with its chicks.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Artemis II lifts off, diabetes cured in mice, and smog in China shapes Arctic storms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ April 4, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/npya5SMKrDx8DgKbzgxvmf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This week included a few historic firsts, including the Artemis II mission heading for the moon and scientists curing Type 1 diabetes in mice. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images with a diagonal golden line between them. The left shows the Artemis II rocket blasting off from the launch pad and the right shows a close up of a purple and pink pancreas tissue sample]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: NASA announces nuclear rocket, space reproduction proves difficult, and why weed gives people the munchies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:31:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uT2Nv6bV8h3P4LoRxJMmbA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA announces moon base, Iran war releases staggering carbon emissions, why weed gives people munchies, and Artemis II preps for liftoff.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocket stands in front of a sunset and azure waters are seen from the sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis marble fragment resurfaces, and a pure hexagonal diamond is born  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qNB79xztXZoijxtJU7vCnF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Super El Niño looms, an Acropolis fragment resurfaces, a promising cure for Alzheimer&#039;s appears, and a hexagonal diamond is made.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A diver searches a silty ocean floor (left) and an artist&#039;s illustration of an iridescent hexagonal diamond (right).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: AMOC's collapse signal, the sun's galactic migration, the world's smallest QR code and oil's dying days ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 14, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kWHuukh86jkSTHtGrnzUE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Startling archaeological finds, the Gulf Stream signals possible collapse, our sun&#039;s mass migration, the world&#039;s smallest QR code, and have we hit peak oil?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Cannibal orcas in Russia, oracle bones that reveal climate disaster in ancient China, humming black holes and a barefoot volcanologist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfgyLvL95zdED8sDkbRoxV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cannibal orcas identified near Russia, two &#039;extinct&#039; marsupials found, humans do cranial modification, China&#039;s oracle bones reveal climate disaster, and a barefoot volcanologist.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week March 7. 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: 'Spiderwebs' on Mars, tigers' return to Kazakhstan, and 2,000-year-old skull with permanently blackened teeth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Feb. 28, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mhxJnSw7TFJpTSPqRGhdZX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Spiderwebs&#039; spotted on Mars as NASA&#039;s moon program gets a major shakeup and tigers are set to return to Kazakhstan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Amur tiger in Kazakhstan and the Curiosity rover on Mars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: China's AI kung fu robots, physicists' re-creation of the Big Bang soup, and a teenager buried with her father's bones on her chest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Feb. 21, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FpqiyEGH9kmdQWLWoeBKDh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China&#039;s AI kung fu robots and physicists&#039; re-creation of the Big Bang soup were two of this week&#039;s top science stories. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Unitree robot and a quark moving through a quark-gluon fluid.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, real-life inception, and a last-minute Valentine's gift idea from nature ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Feb. 14 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iBUeJW9X76i4qsfAr8KH8J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, scientists perform dream inception, and a last-minute Valentine&#039;s gift idea from the natural world]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left, a reconstruction of a Denisovan. On the right, Salinas Las Barrancas.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Anomalies inside Earth, leak on Artemis II, and how psychedelics may help treat PTSD ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Feb. 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YNmJzuYAMyxzSgZ56Kg6DC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered discoveries beneath Earth&#039;s crust, Artemis II&#039;s first scrub, an ape that plays pretend, using psychedelics for PTSD and some stunning wildlife photos.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left Artemis&#039;s SLS rocket, on the right Kanzi the bonobo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: 'Cloud People' tomb found in Mexico, pancreatic cancer breakthrough, and the AI swarms poised to take over social media ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jan. 31, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PfyeXodQ7MV5GFRbKyprgE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered a slew of AI developments that include the growing threat of online chatbot swarms, a Zapotec tomb hailed as Mexico&#039;s greatest find in a decade, a breakthrough pancreatic cancer therapy in mice, and the growing threat of dam collapses across the United States.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[On the left is an image of a Zapotec tomb engraving. On the right a man stands among floating virtual text bubbles.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jan. 24, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HP9vyS9t2NKTgvk6o3hkVW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered the world&#039;s oldest rock art, a gigantic reservoir found beneath the East Coast seafloor, a record solar radiation storm, and how the JWST&#039;s black hole discoveries are upending cosmology as we know it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week Jan. 24, 2026]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: ISS medical evacuation, Mars Sample Return canceled, and woolly rhino flesh found in permafrost wolf ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jan. 17, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uGjwcwXn7erBLGGCxgATQW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered the emergency return of the ISS&#039;s Crew-11, Artemis 2 rollout, the cancellation of the Mars Sample Return mission, the sinking of Earth&#039;s river deltas, and the sequencing of woolly rhino flesh found inside the stomach of an ancient wolf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week Jan 17]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A runaway black hole, a human ancestor discovered in Casablanca cave, and vaccine schedule slashed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jan. 10, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/69QkNL9YrxmCw4TZKtzB4o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered a raft of telescope discoveries, the discovery of humans&#039; and neanderthals&#039; last common ancestor, and the slashing of the childhood vaccine schedule.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week Jan 10.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Japan laser weapon trial, comet 3I/ATLAS bids farewell, and AI solves 'impossible' math problems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dec. 20, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YH4hDTryWx6gQ7viafBrwe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered a raft of technological advances, the departure of 3I/ATLAS, penguin-slaughtering pumas and AI cracking &#039;impossible&#039; math problems.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science news this week Dec. 20]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: Farewell comet 3I/ATLAS | Starlink tumbles from orbit | AI’s giant carbon footprint ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Dec. 19, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ocEoFbPjh7PamwNKZyVCuh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Neanderthals made fire, orcas and dolphins team up, and the 'Star of Bethlehem' explored ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dec. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AuoiXCCnBSL7FhHEH86gsh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we revealed evidence of Neanderthals making fire more than 400,000 years ago and explored the possible astronomical origins of the &quot;Star of Bethlehem.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a split image of a star in the night sky and a neanderthal making fire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: Second earthquake hits Japan | Geminids to peak | NASA loses contact with Mars probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Dec. 12, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RpxmEHiFLGWESHkH39iVkb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A human population isolated for 100,000 years, the biggest spinning structure in the universe, and a pit full of skulls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dec. 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2025 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ry6UPzgvwgpFxbRBNqALrQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This week&#039;s science news included the largest spinning structure in the known universe and a population genetically isolated for millennia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Left image shows remains of an ancient jawbone, right image shows a graphic illustration of numerous galaxies together]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: Vaccine skeptics get hep B win  | Comet 3I/ATLAS surprises | 'Cold Supermoon' pictures  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Dec. 5, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tRyVWdMsNqyqHVXW9ZY4uP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Yesterday&#039;s &quot;Cold Supermoon&quot; lit up the night sky. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the &quot;Cold Supermoon&quot; behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: An enigmatic human relative, dark matter discovery and mysterious lights in the sky during nuclear weapons tests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nov. 29, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BWaQZUCL92xS2rpUxtcFBi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news we covered some strange goings on throughout prehistory, a possible first dark matter detection, the first AI mass hacking event, and strange lights in the skies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Science News This Week Nov. 29 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: Soyuz launch pad seriously damaged | 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks | Interstellar object dangers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/news/live/latest-science-news-week-beginning-nov-24-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Nov. 28, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:38:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 10:57:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i4h6hdAPBtfUtFHiHYX4gB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: The CDC in turmoil, NASA releases anticipated 3I/ATLAS images, and how to thwart an insect apocalypse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nov. 22, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wYJ5sm6gXT5HCHsb6cS2Qg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news we covered turmoil at the CDC, NASA&#039;s comet 3I/ATLAS image release, an ant horror story, and the insect apocalypse.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[RFK and a mound of ants]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: CDC in turmoil | Moss survives space | Comet 3I/ATLAS images ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/live/latest-science-news-friday-nov-21-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Nov. 21, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:52:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:34:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZtC7vL8TVC8q6TPRdtuVa7-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Nov. 15, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/quvzUXZ98eBCzqN5v5kCV8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news we covered solar outbursts near and far, exploded comets, hell pigs and how to protect yourself from a quantum computer hack.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An exploded comet and the aurora borealis.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: New Glenn launch | China's astronauts return | 'Other' ATLAS explodes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Friday, Nov. 14, 2025: Your daily feed of the biggest discoveries and breakthroughs making headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 13:10:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:35:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i4iQ6fa2geLyhaudgR3VSj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new telescope image of the comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) shows it has broken into pieces following its recent close approach to the sun. The comet is not related to the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a black and white image of a comet streaking through outer space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Thinking chimps and color-changing comets ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nov. 8, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:46:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VmiEFK9F7PZM5kAGmccP8Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news we covered chimps using metacognition and new observations that suggest comet 3I/ATLAS may be turning blue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A split pane image with a chimpanzee on the left and a picture of comet 3I/ATLAS on the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ That was the week in science: Comet 3I/ATLAS glows green | Roman roads | Bear attacks  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Monday, Nov. 3 to Friday, Nov. 7, 2025: The week's biggest discoveries and breakthroughs that made headlines. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:04:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:35:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RyvNn2EBUgafswendeFmyH-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ Nov. 1, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VvsmVfYKrKgJPioVmRioLE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we covered news of our sun and the comet rapidly brightening near it, Nanotyrannus being its own species, whether Neanderthals ate their greens, how being rude to AI makes it more accurate, and mRNA research in crisis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A geomagnetic storm above Earth and Nanotyrannus.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oct. 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hd8JprnPTBqbpZNZgkjqYi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we reported a trio of comets, a mysterious glow at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, why time moves faster as we age, and whether we should bring back Neanderthals.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The human brain as a clock and the Comet Lemmon.]]></media:text>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/science-news-this-week-revived-permafrost-microbes-spew-co2-scientists-image-object-moving-at-99-9-percent-the-speed-of-light-and-james-webb-telescope-spots-something-exciting-blasting-from-black-hole-m87</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oct. 18, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tm5Vtyq4QV3pDUigiM3Mde-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we reported on the revival of greenhouse gas belching microbes from the permafrost, an optical illusion that appears to break special relativity, black hole M87* spewing a giant counter-jet, and blood tests that can detect cancer earlier than before.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A relativity breaking illusion and scientists drill microbes out of the permafrost.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oct. 11, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vvXoATaCKszo93kH2oQMS6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Famed primatologist Jane Goodall dies, Iran sinks at an alarming rate, and scientists create human egg cells from skin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oct. 4, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sSZcWKUwwkFhJCyWbNT3cP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we reported on Jane Goodall&#039;s passing and scientific legacy, cities sinking in Iran and elsewhere, the making of human egg cells from skin, and the quest for a universal antivenom.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tehran and Jane Goodall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A breakthrough cure for Huntington's disease and a fast-growing black hole that breaks physics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sept. 27, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NbfojiX9FeTTWUrMi3kwbb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we reported on a breakthrough treatment for Huntington&#039;s disease, this year&#039;s most powerful tropical storm, a black hole breaking theoretical limits, and the connection between air pollution and skin conditions.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A split image showing a monster black hole on the left and a neuron on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: The world's oldest mummy, and an ant that mates with clones of a distant species ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sept. 20, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6JAJ6uydKBmkoUUD54V4xb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we reported on the world&#039;s oldest mummy, the bizarre cloning behavior of the Iberian harvester ant, the sun&#039;s activity ramping up, and scientists using mysterious fast radio bursts to map the cosmos.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A split image showing the world&#039;s oldest mummy on the left, and an Iberian harvester ant on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: NASA finds best evidence of life on Mars and scientists invent visible time crystals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sept. 13, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PJiDHoNw5dPaUobfbybvaA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we reported on the best evidence for life on Mars, confirmation of a Stephen Hawking black hole theory, LA&#039;s toxic barrel graveyard, and mysterious lights dancing across a camera in Patagonia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A split image with a photo of a Mars rover on the right and an illustration of a fragmented clock pattern on the right]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A key Atlantic current nears collapse, the world's biggest iceberg shatters, and mouse brains rewrite neuroscience ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sept. 6, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Surgery]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vz4jczmkSSg9hvFuiNjLQo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science, we reported on troubling predictions for a key Atlantic current, the breakup of the world&#039;s largest iceberg, revelations about the mammalian brain, and the James Webb Space Telescope&#039;s search for alien life.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The AMOC current and a mouse brain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A world first pig-to-human lung transplant, and SpaceX’s Starship nails a test flight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aug. 30, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DPCtdmnnwNHtpqspsKSt7e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Storms rage on Earth and the sun, and a new moon is spotted around Uranus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aug. 23, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:56:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sNTaRAPTU7VqW7kfBtJu26-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we tracked Hurricane Erin from space, the discovery of Uranus&#039; 29th moon, the DNA of the first Americans, and the troubling deadliness of U.S. pregnancies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hurricane Erin and a James Webb Space Telescope photo of Uranus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Black holes galore and blue whales that still sing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aug. 16, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X7xiCoPv62VGEPUh5y4pUZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In this week&#039;s science news, we discover a bevy of new black holes, that blue whales are still singing, our lesser known dream cycles, and the complex path along which human&#039;s evolved.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue whale and the Cosmic Horseshoe.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A 400-year trip to Alpha Centauri and the malevolent AI that may make us consider it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aug. 9, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UMRbg9BNBUp68toAMWCQuR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Whether we should stop AI and a magnitude 8.8 megaquake intensifies the eruption of Klyuchevskoy volcano.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A hypothetical spaceship to Alpha Centauri and a malicious AI.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: A magnitude 8.8 megaquake and whether we should — and can — stop AI ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aug. 2, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/urSgCiYHDnCMG8NV8EdTuC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Whether we should stop AI and a magnitude 8.8 megaquake intensifies the eruption of Klyuchevskoy volcano.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A split image of an AI future and Klyuchevskoy volcano erupting. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ July 26, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5kDBJSJhxZndVRoX6eqVZZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: 'Anti-aging' magic mushrooms and record-breaking internet speeds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ July 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/weUde2d7m9oei4S3W8FyvJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Anti-aging&#039; magic mushrooms and record-breaking internet speeds]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split image of magic mushrooms and an artist&#039;s impression of the internet, showing the globe drawn up in a futuristic neon blue]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: 'Bringing back' giant ancient birds and a shift in Earth's poles ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ June 12, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JBPAmr6oGyrZSpwpL2JLaW-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Bringing back&#039; giant ancient birds and a shift in Earth&#039;s poles]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Split image showing an illustration of the giant moa and Earth&#039;s magnetic field.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: An 'interstellar visitor' and the oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever sequenced ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ July 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2025 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HkPb7PA3oZr2zsTmW7e4tQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This week&#039;s science news includes an interstellar visitor and the oldest ancient Egyptian genome ever sequenced. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Interstellar object and DNA]]></media:text>
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