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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A secretive Chinese probe has just arrived at one of Earth's 'quasi-moons' and will soon attempt a first-of-its-kind landing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Tianwen-2 mission has arrived at the quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa, which orbits the sun alongside Earth. The secretive probe will scoop up samples from our temporary companion to help uncover its mysterious origin, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atlantic 'cold blob' is responsible for shifts in the Indian summer monsoon that threaten over 1 billion people ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An abnormally cold patch of water in the North Atlantic Ocean has triggered changes in the Indian summer monsoon via the jet stream winds, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:45:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:45:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Shifts in the Indian summer monsoon affect more than 1 billion people across South Asia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young people play volleyball in a flooded field in India during the summer monsoon. The sky is full of dark clouds.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'They reliably chose the statistically more favorable option': A crow researcher explains how these winged geniuses process numbers, and what it could reveal about human math smarts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with animal researcher Andreas Nieder about how animals process mathematical concepts like statistical reasoning and the idea of zero. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Crows are known for their intelligence, including for understanding certain math concepts, like zero.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black bird stands on a roadside next to a series of blurred trees in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'River in the Sky': China's doomed plan to create a 'cloud seeding corridor' tells us how far the country will go to solve its climate crisis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's willingness to invest billions in a quixotic, doomed plan to create a permanent river in the sky reveals the lengths it is willing to go to to engineer its way out of a climate crisis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ james.price@futurenet.com (James Price) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ES5De99SRHy34mwReogQvD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A cloud-seeding rocket is launched into the sky in Hebei Province in an attempt to generate precipitation. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A rocket blasts off from a launch page next to a fence and forested hill.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Viral infection caused woman not to recognize her own father ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman could no longer recognize her father's face and had trouble holding the details of faces in her mind's eye. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cy3EaoYNYuMmyAABkL6RyN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Following a COVID-19 infection, a woman had trouble recognizing familiar faces. (This is a stock photo.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with long brown hair and a pink sweater sits on a couch next to an older man with white hair wearing a blue button up shirt.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5,000-year-old burial of man with battered skull found in kiln in Germany — and he may have been a human sacrifice ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An injured man from the Corded Ware culture was buried in a pit previously used as a kiln, and he may have been sacrificed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:28:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:37:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists have unearthed a unique 5,000-year-old burial of a man in a kiln pit in Germany.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a light-skinned man in high-viz gear excavates a human skeleton from an archaeological site]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Venus vanish behind the moon in broad daylight today — without any special equipment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Today (June 17), the moon will pass between Earth and Venus, causing the hellish planet to temporarily disappear from the daytime sky. Here's what it will look like, exactly when it is happening and how you can safely view this skywatching spectacle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:18:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:10:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The moon will block Venus in the night sky on Wednesday. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the moon and Venus in a blue sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Texas-size chunk of winter sea ice is missing from Antarctica — and it's probably not coming back ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An area of ice nearly the size of Texas has failed to form over the Bellingshausen Sea, off western Antarctica, as researchers investigate the links between sea ice loss and global warming. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sea ice has failed to form over a large area of the Bellingshausen Sea (pictured here in this stock image). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of floating pieces of ice on the Bellingshausen Sea in front of the Antarctic coastline. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wreck of World War II Japanese 'hellship' that sank with more than 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered off the Philippines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The remains of a Japanese "hellship" that was torpedoed in 1944 and sank with more than 1,000 POWs on board has been found off the coast of the Philippines island of Luzon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:23:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A6bdR9WAsUXY7QqxDAeaCE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Hōfuku Maru had been a freighter before it was converted into a &quot;hellship&quot; for prisoners of war by the Japanese Navy during World War II.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo shows a large ship tied to a dock with people standing next to it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Is having two legs useful' in space?: Astronaut John McFall explains what life in orbit might be like for the first physically disabled person in space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ESA astronaut John McFall tells Live Science what it would mean to become the first physically disabled person in space — if he travels to the first-ever commercial space station next year — and how life in orbit might affect him differently than everyone else. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:14:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ESA astronaut John McFall could become the first physically disabled person in space after being selected for the inaugural mission to the commercial space station Haven-1, which is set to launch next year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the Haven-1 space station in orbit around Earth with an inert of McFall floating in simulated microgravity]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physics ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By using a rare thorium nucleus as a timekeeper, physicists have demonstrated the first working nuclear clock, a device that could lead to even more precise clocks and new ways to search for dark matter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:05:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:27:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up of the thorium nuclear clock.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a glass chamber with a blue glow mounted on a metal pole.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The system is critically stressed': San Andreas and San Jacinto faults scarily close to major earthquake, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The San Andreas fault and a neighboring fault in Southern California have reached their highest levels of tectonic stress in 1,000 years, and a rupture at one fault could propagate to the other, researchers found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:59:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:12:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The San Jacinto and southern San Andreas faults have reached their highest levels of tectonic stress in 1,000 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of the San Andreas fault and map showing tectonic stress at the San Andreas fault in 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elusive dwarf fox, feared extinct, photographed for the first time on island off Yucatán ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first-ever photos of a Cozumel fox prove that the mysterious island predator is still alive in Mexico but in dire need of conservation, according to researchers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:58:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:59:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Cozumel fox was captured by a highway and later released into the Laguna Colombia State Reserve.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a Cozumel fox partially obscured by foliage.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth-based telescope shares image of Artemis II capsule near the moon — one of the farthest photos of humans ever taken ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A blurry photo captured by the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia shows Artemis II's Orion capsule circling the moon more than 200,000 miles away, making it a candidate for the longest-distance image of humans ever taken from Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:20:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:59:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pixelated new photo shows the radio signals given off by Integrity. &quot;The vertical (range) axis indicates distance to the spacecraft with distance increasing downward in the image. The horizontal (Doppler) axis indicates a frequency shift from the expected return signal,&quot; NRAO officials wrote.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pixilated black and white photo showing the radio signals given off by Integrity from 213,000 miles away and a pair of arrows pointing up and down with numbers next to them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Indonesia's near-identical, 'Twin Peaks' volcanoes form striking mirror image — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2021 astronaut photo shows the surprising similarities between Mount Sundoro and Mount Sumbing, which lie at the heart of Java, Indonesia. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An astronaut snapped this striking shot of the unusually symmetrical peaks of Mount Sundoro (left) and Mount Sumbing (right) in Java, Indonesia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo of two near-identical volcanoes standing side-by-side on Indonesia&#039;s Java Island.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dangerously hot and humid: Rising temperatures in the US make outdoor exercise hazardous ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a warming world, outdoor exercise may be hindered by performance-impairing heat more often than it was in the past. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:46:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Naomi Mihara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yPUKRXnuHqzsXVEJCJj7fV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Humidity and heat can not only hinder sports performance but pose health risks to recreational athletes and pros alike.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with short, dark curly hair sprays herself with a water bottle standing on a grass turf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lavish Roman villa discovered outside Rome's walls may have been frequented by Hadrian and Marcus Aurelius ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The villa, which came to light because it was illegally excavated, was found in an area frequented two millennia ago by the emperors Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:36:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:44:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An overhead view of four rooms at the villa undergoing excavation.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an aerial photograph of three archaeologists in high-viz vests excavating in four rooms of an ancient villa with mosaics on the floor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chile's Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of rainfall each year, started to form more than 40 million years ago ‪—‬ 20 million years before the Andes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:26:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5J82qXB6abcUoSk7qrRU2J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[It was long thought the Atacama Desert formed at the same time as the Andes, but a new study finds that&#039;s not the case.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a large brown sandy desert]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Brain scans following a man's hospital visit for leg weakness revealed a surprising finding ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man went to hospital complaining about weakness in his left leg, and subsequent brain scans revealed his abnormally small brain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:10:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christoph Schwaiger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sJDyXC3dvXX72FSrMJpnnT.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Brain scans revealed a notable buildup of fluid in a man&#039;s brain that had pushed its tissues up against the skull.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up of one asian female nurse operating MRI scan machine in the MRI-scanner room]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Melted in a pot somewhere': Vikings used Islamic silver coins to make their early pennies, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The silver in a Viking Age hoard found in Denmark was from melted-down coins from the faraway Islamic world, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ixkCueWXjLJhv7fffaU74-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One side of the coins portrays a stylized face said to represent the Norse god Odin, and the other side portrays a stag. The dies used to stamp the sides of the coins were replaced with similar dies as they wore out.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a series of round silver coins with various designs on them against a white background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I never thought we'd see one alive': Elusive goblin shark captured on camera for the first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have filmed goblin sharks in the deep sea for the first time. Until now, these sharks had been seen alive only after being hauled up to the surface with fishing lines. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have captured footage of two goblin sharks, one in the Tonga Trench (pictured) and another near Jarvis Island.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Still image from footage of a goblin shark with characteristic elongated snout in the Tonga Trench.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'They are trying to tame nature': China is building the world's biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of Tibet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for people downstream. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ james.price@futurenet.com (James Price) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ES5De99SRHy34mwReogQvD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Yarlung Tsangpo is the world&#039;s highest altitude river and runs 1,800 miles through the world&#039;s two most populous countries, as well as Bangladesh.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A circular river is carved into the middle of a mountainous landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hundreds of hidden earthquakes discovered beneath Antarctica — and they're happening in a very odd location ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Antarctica was long thought to be seismically calm, but new technology makes it possible to detect unexpected types of earthquakes beneath the ice. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:45:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecYWkHFMRNLe2QDbiAP44J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial view of US Air Force C-17 flying over Victoria Land in East Antarctica, a region that is experiencing earthquakes, a new AI study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of the snowy landscape of Antarctica.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An ancient piece of the moon found in Africa hints at a long-ago collision that turned the lunar surface molten ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A meteorite shows evidence that an ancient crash on the moon 3.5 billion years ago was so powerful, it turned the surface molten. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:59:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gravity map of the moon showing large impact craters in purple.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A heat map of the surface of the moon showing a large dark blue circle of a meteorite crater]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mask of Mictlantecuhtli: A 500-year-old mask of the Aztec god of the underworld, who tore apart the dead as they entered his realm ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This skull-shaped mask was made to be used in a ritual involving the Aztec god of death. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Americas]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a wood mask carved to look like a human skull]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a wood mask carved to look like a human skull]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bow-Wow, Ding-Dong, Pooh-Pooh: Expert explains early theories of how human language evolved — and their silly names ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are many theories as to how human language first evolved. But none completely explains why it happened. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:24:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karen Stollznow ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LCXnykc729oLkvByixcgUn.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There is no official language of the United States.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[According to the US Government, there is no official language of the United States]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Political motivations' of Inca emperor led to the sacrifice of 3 children on a snow-capped volcano over 500 years ago, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of one of the last Inca emperors. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:49:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Life-size photographs of the three &quot;Children of Llullaillaco&quot; — from left to right, La Niña del Rayo, La Doncella and El Niño — who were sacrificed by the Inca more than five centuries ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photographs of three Inca child mummies are displayed on a black wall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neuroscientists are searching for the 'cellular substrate of loneliness' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/neuroscientists-are-searching-for-the-cellular-substrate-of-loneliness</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Preston ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/35i2NQzkWuLmtiPnKjkRhP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In Edward Hopper&#039;s 1942 painting &quot;Nighthawks,&quot; the eye is drawn to a couple at one end of the bar and then a lone man seated at the other end.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A painting showing a series of people around a bar.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis II crew captures rare double auroras on the dark side of Earth as they zoom toward the moon — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission captured more than they bargained for when they photographed the nightside of Earth, right after starting their historic journey to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:21:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth as seen by the departing crew of Artemis II on April 2, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Earth with a glow behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do you really have to wash rice before you cook it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rice is eaten by more than half of the world's population daily. Should everyone be washing it before it's cooked? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Food &amp; Drink]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bYmkCX7E2THSnNXZAvs4Kg.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When rice is rinsed, the water is often whitish at first. But what are you washing off?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person holds a metal pot over a sink. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's experimental X-59 jet breaks sound barrier twice, reaching Mach 1.4 in step toward 'quiet supersonic' technology ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental X-59 aircraft has broken the sound barrier twice, achieving a top speed of Mach 1.4. The feat could set the stage for "quiet" supersonic flight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:53:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joanna Thompson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8NfQVEQegTDV4oTmm6QHXC.jpeg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view of NASA’s experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft taken from a companion jet. The X-59 just broke the sound barrier for the first time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A sleek plane floats in the sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'This might be the point of no return': Experts on the current measles outbreak and where we go from here ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with two authors of a "progress report" detailing America's ongoing measles outbreak. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cy3EaoYNYuMmyAABkL6RyN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Measles is incredibly contagious and young children are the most susceptible to the disease. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Young child with measles]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: El Niño arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a 'cold blob' expands across the Atlantic, and a forgotten note from Richard Feynman gets deciphered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ June 13, 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, 13 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Niño arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a &#039;cold blob&#039; worsens in the Atlantic, and a Richard Feynman note is finally deciphered.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artemis astronauts look to the moon on the left, storm clouds discharge lighting over the ocean on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Has all the water on Earth been peed before? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Water, water, everywhere … has all of it been peed out at least once? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Madeline Shaw ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t5MD4vAGCUddG9JxbJLemm.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Was your water once peed out by an animal?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cow lifts its tail and pees, looking back at the camera while standing in a green pasture]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cyclone ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Around 58 of Indonesia's Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the climate-change-fueled Cyclone Senyar. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:59:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:01:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEutDZpQMrJzfku8aiewTh.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[767 individuals made up the entire species of Tapanuli orangutans in 2019, according to an estimate.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Infant Tapanuli orangutan clinging to mother]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I was really amazed': On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big sibling ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of our cosmic neighbor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:58:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study shows that the stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud are being dragged apart by the gravitational pull of its big sibling, the Large Magellanic Cloud.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage showing the stars of the SMC moving apart with arrows showing their directions]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These patients' hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/these-patients-hearts-stopped-a-dozen-times-a-day-an-innovative-procedure-has-transformed-their-lives</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change their lives, research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:09:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HL7ZNmUgBBqZ5oMPxHuE4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[More than 50 people with a fainting disorder have now undergone an innovative procedure to tackle the root of their condition. (This is a stock image.)&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a woman&#039;s lower half, her body laying on a wooden floor. She wears white sandals.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Prehistoric squirrel droppings were analyzed and found to contain genetic material of numerous ice-age beasts, plants, microbes and fungi. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:40:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aristos Georgiou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DugPZuWqFzTUAN9BMiNwNn.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The prehistoric relatives of Arctic ground squirrels (&lt;em&gt;Urocitellus parryii&lt;/em&gt;) left behind droppings in the Yukon that have been preserved in permafrost for millennia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An Arctic ground squirrel sitting on low vegetation and soil, surrounded by tundra plants.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:46:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:27:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEutDZpQMrJzfku8aiewTh.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Society for the Protection of Underground Networks (SPUN) / Moritz Stefaner - Truth &amp; Beauty / Justin Stewart - SPUN]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The map was created using data from over 16,000 soil cores from around the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A heat map of global underground fungal network density]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show. But more research is needed to prove the benefit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F4o2eTArX4YyraLCgVNxYk.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New trials hint that a tuberculosis vaccine may lower insulin need in type 1 diabetics. But this line of research has been controversial in the past, and more data is needed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a vial of bcg vaccine sitting on top of a box containing two additional vials]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/the-milky-way-returns-how-to-take-breathtaking-photos-of-our-galaxy-this-summer</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:18:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way photographed over Turkey. June is the perfect time to begin photographing our glorious galaxy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of the Milky Way galaxy is seen over a silhouetted tree in the purple night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ El Niño is officially here, and will be among the strongest ever recorded, NOAA announces ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:42:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:44:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A lighting storm over Sagami Bay, Japan. El Niño events make Pacific Ocean storms both likelier and greater in intensity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A lightning storm over a dark sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Complete skin of an adult horse found with 10th-century woman and newborn in rare Siberian burial ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/complete-skin-of-an-adult-horse-found-with-10th-century-woman-and-newborn-in-rare-siberian-burial</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists found a rare medieval burial of a woman, newborn child and horse in southern Russia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists found a rare 10th-century burial of an elite woman in southern Russia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a human skeleton being excavated from an archaeological site in Russia]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:38:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:44:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMF6Xixyfd4Xp5ADR8gJVi.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fossils of possible baleen whale ribs at a water depth of 3.5 miles (5,656 meters) in the Indian Ocean.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Deep sea images show whale skeletons on the seafloor]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artificial turf contains 400 chemicals tied to cancer and hormone disruption. But is it unsafe? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a danger? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:19:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Y. Anny Huang ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bAcPtrWmoTfdEodC4VofKg.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The U.S. soccer team trains at a facility in Irvine on June 10. FIFA, which runs the World Cup, has stipulated that the cup&#039;s games not be played on artificial turf, which has been tied to an increased risk of injury. Some in the sports community are also concerned about chemical exposure from artificial turf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of men in uniforms juggle soccer balls on a green turf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists were excited about a blood test for many cancers — but it failed a big trial. Here's what to know. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Emerging tests promise to screen for many cancers at once, but one just failed in a big trial. Will these diagnostics deliver on their promise someday? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:07:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HL7ZNmUgBBqZ5oMPxHuE4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Do promising new blood tests for cancer really help patients?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a woman&#039;s arm as a nurse puts a needle into her vein]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This 'crawling' robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/see-the-crawling-ball-shaped-rover-that-rolled-around-the-moon-during-japans-historic-first-landing</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:42:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Palm-Sized Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) deployed to the moon during Japan’s Moon Sniper mission has two primary traversal modes: “butterfly stroke” and “crawl”.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of an oval shaped metal roller with a camera in the middle rolling on a sandy surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a first, scientists translated an entire viral genome so a quantum computer could read and analyze it ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/quantum/in-a-first-scientists-translated-an-entire-viral-genome-so-a-quantum-computer-could-read-and-analyze-it</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Quantum Computing]]></category>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rk2S53QS9Lpdzd9L8tq58A.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The genetic code was translated into code that could be analyzed by a quantum computer. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a double helix strand of DNA made of 1s and 0s. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Geminid Symphony' and 'Galactic Gandalf': See the breathtaking views of our home galaxy from the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:11:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A panorama image of the Milky Way captured in Catamarca, Argentina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A panorama of the night sky showing the glowing arc of the Milky Way galaxy over a snowy landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/genetically-modified-worms-can-now-produce-and-deliver-drugs-inside-a-living-body-scientists-say</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:28:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:53:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/myPb7j2m9WcKXy9W9CXaxZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have tweaked the genetics of a parasite to make it produce antitoxin inside its host&#039;s body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of two translucent worms against an orange background]]></media:text>
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