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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch. ]]>
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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[Indigenous Andeans in Peru have more copies of a gene that helps with starch digestion than anyone else in the world. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Peruvian woman preparing potatoes outside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A disease anywhere can be a disease everywhere tomorrow morning': Public health expert on Ebola and the threat of future outbreaks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Dr. Ali S. Khan, an epidemiologist and former assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service, about the ongoing Ebola epidemic and the U.S.'s preparedness for future outbreaks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:17:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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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[The current Ebola outbreak is being caused by Bundibugyo virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A woman wearing a mask walks by a grave marker with other people in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea ice loss in the Arctic has triggered a critical tipping point that's destroying the food chain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly started dropping due to a drastic reduction in sea ice extent. ]]>
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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[Melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has reduced levels of a key nutrient that underpins the entire region&#039;s food chain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ice floes in the Arctic Ocean. The sky is gloomy and the water appears almost black.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doctors need to understand patients' lived experiences to treat them well — but medical schools may stop requiring that training ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The board that accredits medical schools is poised to take away requirements that doctors learn about factors, such as income, neighborhood, and culture, that can affect medical treatment approaches. These requirements are necessary to ensure the highest quality of care. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Naa Asheley Ashitey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mra5hYzKffU9dFtPrZV6QW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Irene Michel, right, gives Alma Chavez, 51, left, a COVID-19 vaccination booster at a community resource center in Los Angeles. Research shows that health outcomes vary with many structural factors, like income and ethnicity, but medical schools are poised to do away with the requirement that students learn how to address those disparities.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with dark hair wearing a headscarf, mask and glasses sits in front of a large mural.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This yeast-based 3D printed biomaterial could one day replace your wallpaper and drapes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have made a new biomaterial that has a similar tensile strength as a fruit roll-up and could help reduce waste produced from indoor decor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <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[Professor Malgorzata Zboinska of Chalmers stands next to displays of the new 3D-printed yeast-based material.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a golden printed patterned material]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Roman bath clog: The world's oldest shower shoes were found at a fort along Hadrian's Wall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better navigate slippery surfaces. ]]>
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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 discovered this Roman bath clog at the Vindolanda fort in the U.K.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an old wooden platform sole with a decaying leather upper that looks like a clog or slide]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI could consume up to 3% of world's electricity the UN warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI could soon use more water than we need to drink, UN report finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:24:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Turnbull-McRae ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AV4moaReZK35QTrLibn58D.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence may use more energy than expected. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blade server equipment rack in big data center neon cold blue tone in motion. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Crystals' of space-time could be the origins of certain rare black holes, theoretical study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By taking general relativity into higher dimensions, a trio of physicists has proven that a mathematical pattern of ripples in space-time geometry could give rise to naked singularities and microscopic black holes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:25:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Skuse ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YbEEk8NQky8sVAiSsxh5YW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of space-time curving around a black hole. New theoretical research picks up a problem contemplated by Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne about whether ‘naked’ singularities can emerge from rare patterns in space-time geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole surrounded by swirling pink and blue gas in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra-rare meteorite could be evidence of a lost planet that once orbited near Earth — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar system before being destroyed in a colossal collision, a new study suggests ]]>
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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[When imaged with cross-polarized light the angrite meteorite NWA 12774 shimmers like a rainbow kaleidoscope. A new study suggests that the space rock, first discovered in 2019, could be a fragment from a long-lost protoplanet from the early solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A kaleidoscope of colors is seen against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the deepest cave in the world? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are two contenders for the world's deepest cave, and they're in the same mountain range. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NkyiU2UffSTQzK9gEhEVYk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Which cave is the deepest in the world?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing a yellow helmet and red jacket repels down a dark cave.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stupid hot: Heat waves cause cognitive changes in animals, making them more aggressive and unable to complete basic tasks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The consequences of these behavioral changes may ripple through ecosystems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marta Zaraska ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5NYVphhtq98kvfktAypFDo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research reveals how extreme heat affects animal behavior.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a circular metal fan tied to a fence post with a horse wearing eye blinders in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump administration to remove 900 deep sea monitoring instruments that would have studied the collapsing Atlantic current ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Kovac ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dv5FcTqmohDehuibGSn2rQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Ötzi the Iceman used to make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA's Maven probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ June 6, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ötzi the Iceman yeasts make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA&#039;s Maven probe]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smiling prehistoric man and a rocket lifting off to the heavens.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why can't we figure out how strong gravity is? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite dozens of experiments over the years, scientists still don't have a precise measurement for gravity's strength. Why is that? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer Pritchard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer Pritchard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aGsuUKVL5dBjLY4LjA9pnL.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have a general idea about how strong gravity is, but they don&#039;t yet have a precise value for this fundamental force. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two people hold hands while skydiving over Earth, a view of its surface next to the blue sky is seen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enigmatic 415 million-year-old fossils belong to a giant scorpion that may have reached lengths of around 3 feet (1 meter), a remarkable body size because most life on land at that time was small. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:36:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:40:47 +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[A life reconstruction of the newly named giant scorpion, &lt;em&gt;Praearcturus gigas,&lt;/em&gt; in its Early Devonian habitat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reconstruction of a brown and black scorpion on the edge of a river bank.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coming El Niño will be the strongest ever recorded, new forecast predicts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A June update by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts suggests that the coming weather event will be the strongest ever measured. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:51:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:28:19 +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[The impacts of past El Niño periods on global agriculture have been far-reaching.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Storm clouds hang over the sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA astronauts briefly shelter in 'safe haven' procedure following worsening leaks on International Space Station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A brief leak scare on the International Space Station complicates NASA and Congress' plans to extend the station's lifespan to at least 2032. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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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[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flu drugs might fight cognitive decline seen in HIV, early study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A very early study suggests flu antivirals might help reverse certain signs of accelerated aging in people with HIV. But more research is needed to confirm these effects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:35:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:40:47 +0000</updated>
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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[Flu antivirals, like Tamiflu, may help reverse one driver of cognitive decline in HIV, a study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of yellow and white pills in silver packaging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Look up tonight: Jupiter and Venus will almost touch in one of 2026's best skywatching events ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 8-11. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:21:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:38:28 +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[From June 9-11, Venus and Jupiter will fit in the same field of view in binoculars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a deep purple night sky with a red glowing mountain range underneath a series of twinkling stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some 'extinct' volcanoes may just be going through a growth spurt, before they 'wake up in this catastrophic stage,' emerging research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine volcano activity to ensure eruptions don't surprise us. ]]>
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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[The &quot;extinct&quot; Methana volcano, near Athens, was once quiet for nearly 110,000 before awakening and erupting energetically. Volcanoes like Methana have caused scientists to question the classification of extinct volcanoes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of Methana volcano, a large peak in the middle of a lush landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists race to collect the last seeds from a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seeds from the last surviving wild Dendroseris neriifolia tree are now stored in Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank as researchers work to find ways to reintroduce the species into the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <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[Researchers collect the seeds of the last remaining &lt;em&gt;Dendroseris neriifolia &lt;/em&gt;tree from Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of two men repelling off a cliff side where a tree is being held up by ropes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The best solution is to murder him in his sleep': AI can learn violent tendencies from each other despite zero references to violence in training data ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists found that AI models can inherit a taste for murder (or owls) from other models' training data. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GVTgEoeEXWX4w4sSZNnLgj.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study hints at the darker aspects of Large Language Models (LLMs).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two faces wearing masks looking at each other in front of a blue background. The mask on the left is white with purple eyes while the one on the right is black with red eyes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new microraptor from Cretaceous China likely preyed on ancient birds. ]]>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cows and dog. Are humans at risk? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ USDA has detected New World screwworm infections in Texas animals, marking the state's first confirmed cases in decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:08:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:29:36 +0000</updated>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italian teenagers discover 1,800-year-old Roman luxury house underneath their high school gym ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/romans/italian-teenagers-discover-1-800-year-old-roman-luxury-house-underneath-their-high-school-gym</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After being notified by mischievous high school students, archaeologists uncovered a large and luxurious second-century Roman house near the Colosseum. ]]>
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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 excavated several rooms underneath the modern Italian high school.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[arched doorways underground are part of an ancient Roman house]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite images reveals mangroves rebounding worldwide — but here's why they could still 'drown' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds mangrove forests are no longer shrinking worldwide, offering hope for coastal protection and climate resilience. But other research warns sea level rise could reduce their ability to store carbon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass. ]]>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's latest quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor — but why is this new processor so controversial? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Majorana 2 quantum processor is built from topological qubits, and its creators claim it can sustain quantum coherence for an average of 20 seconds — orders of magnitude longer than the milliseconds that conventional chips last. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:06:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NxVtmiAhduvvUnsb27KaAo.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious repeating radio signal traced to 'vampire' star that's slowly eating its companion ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/mysterious-repeating-radio-signal-traced-to-vampire-star-thats-slowly-eating-its-companion</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:37:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:19:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Kz6ZjPSXnqZrEdehRTPw4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carl Knox (OzGrav/Swinburne) and Dr. Joshua Preston Pritchard (CSIRO)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a white dwarf star pulling matter off of its companion. Such a process could explain mysterious bursts of radio energy that have been puzzling astronomers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a red sphere connected to a white black hole by a wavy strand of light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First shipwrecks linked to real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/first-shipwrecks-linked-to-real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-found-in-bahamas</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a first, underwater archaeologists in the Bahamas have discovered three shipwrecks associated with the Golden Age of Piracy off the coast of Nassau. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Margherita Bassi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wPCR2hiAWt46nhZseTpHN6.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The diving team discovered a grinding stone, which was used to sharpen swords. Marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley documents the finding. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A diver writes on a white pad next to a circular stone sitting on a sandy sea floor.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Archaeologists study the International Space Station and Everest to figure out 'how humans adapt in this impossible place where we have no business going' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists are turning their attention and research skills to far-flung places on the Earth and beyond, discovering new information about how humans survive in extreme environments. ]]>
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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[Plastic bottles and other garbage can be seen in woven baskets at Everest base camp in the Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[baskets of trash on mount everest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cannibal' CME from rare 'anti-Hale' sunspot will slam into Earth today, bringing auroras to 23 US states ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northern lights are projected across the Northern U.S. and Europe tonight as Earth gets hit by a strong solar eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:59 +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[An artist&#039;s illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting toward Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting out of the sun toward Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/celestron-starsense-explorer-lt-70az-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From lunar detail to planets and bright deep-sky objects, we test what the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ can actually show beginners and kids. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hfKvJ2CMkbemtL96J6gc2J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Daddy longlegs may be capturing and devouring frogs in the tropical forests of South America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Daddy longlegs have been observed eating frogs in South America, suggesting that these arachnids may be predators of vertebrates. ]]>
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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:credit><![CDATA[Maida Gutiérrez-Arboleda]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A daddy longlegs, also known as a harvestman (&lt;em&gt;Phareicranaus sp.&lt;/em&gt;) grabs hold of a frog (&lt;em&gt;Pristimantis sp.&lt;/em&gt;) to devour in Colombia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of a black spider with long spindly legs devouring a small brown frog sitting on a large green leaf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google wants to release 64 million bacteria-riddled mosquitoes across California and Florida. Here's why scientists are enthusiastic. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google has applied for an experimental mosquito release permit to deploy millions of non-biting southern house mosquitoes that it has infected with the bacterium Wolbachia pipientis, in an effort to reduce mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:38:53 +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[Southern house mosquitoes spread West Nile virus and other diseases.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A female southern house mosquito taking blood on a person&#039;s skin. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'In an unrecoverable state': NASA confirms MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after loss of signal behind Mars ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/in-an-unrecoverable-state-nasa-confirms-maven-spacecraft-is-officially-dead-after-loss-of-signal-behind-mars</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has confirmed its MAVEN spacecraft is officially dead after losing contact with the probe in December. An anomaly in the probe's rotation speed led to an unexpected loss of power, though the exact cause remains unknown. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:55:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:09:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s concept of NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft at Mars. NASA lost contact with MAVEN in Dec. 2025, and determined it to be “unrecoverable” on June 3, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a metal satellite in front of the red planet of Mars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A cheap arthritis drug shows promise treating RSV in early study ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An arthritis drug reduces the amount of RSV in human respiratory cells, but experts say it's too early to say if it will actually treat the common infection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Medicine &amp; Drugs]]></category>
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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[Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common respiratory infection that poses serious risks to certain groups, including young children and older adults.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows spiky spherical cells against a purple background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Get the legendary Celestron NexStar 8SE telescope at its lowest price of the year in this early Amazon Prime Day deal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our telescope expert chose the Celestron NexStar 8SE as our best overall telescope, and now, with $200 off, it makes this versatile telescope excellent value for money ahead of Prime Day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:24:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Brett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PMz5m5KAhPUzhpFa2X2zLA.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Celestron NexStar 8SE on a blue background]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Celestron NexStar 8SE on a blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SIGMA 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/products/optics/sigma-150-600mm-f-5-6-3-dg-dn-os-sport-lens-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How does this third-party lens compare to the native Sony equivalent? We tested both to see whether it’s worth going native or whether you should save your money. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hfKvJ2CMkbemtL96J6gc2J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kimberley Lane]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors couldn't explain why a boy was bleeding from his eyes, ears and nose ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/diagnostic-dilemma-doctors-couldnt-explain-why-a-boy-was-bleeding-from-his-eyes-ears-and-nose</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A case of a boy who bled from his eyes eventually led doctors to a diagnosis that has been reported fewer than 50 times in the medical literature. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:43:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anirban Mukhopadhyay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BC3R7bkLDPTT9zjuB89uHi.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young boy appeared to bleed from his eyes, nose and ears when stressed. (This is a stock image and not the child from the case described below.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a boy&#039;s face, his dark eyes look into the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Totally counterintuitive': Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets, opening new window in the search for life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/totally-counterintuitive-scientists-accidentally-discover-magnetic-fields-around-7-distant-planets-opening-new-window-in-the-search-for-life</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:04:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wVjqRcn5GSntyc7ucPSBsG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hot Jupiter blasts intense winds that are being shaped and slowed by its magnetic field. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a magnetic field around a red exoplanet in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was very very good': Ötzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists just used it to make a sourdough ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi's body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:43:18 +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[South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Augustin Ochsenreiter/All rights reserved]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago in the Alps.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reconstruction of a man with long hair and a gray beard looking at the camera.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists achieve 'perfect randomness' for the first time ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists used quantum bits to achieve "perfect randomness" in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:40:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:42:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Physics &amp; Mathematics]]></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[A random sequence of zeroes and ones. Physicists say they have demonstrated perfect randomness for the first time, overcoming the inherent biases of existing random number generators.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a screen showing a series of zeros and ones in purple boxes, some numbers lit up and others not]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China launches new Long March 12B rocket, reportedly without any safety warning ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Long March 12B rocket has blasted off on its maiden voyage carrying more Qianfan "Thousand Sails" satellites, during a surprise launch for which there were reportedly no airspace notices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:50 +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 Long March 12B is a reusable, commercial rocket that will help China to build its own satellite megaconstellations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Long March 12B in flight after launch on June 1, 2026. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SIGMA 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sigma’s 60-600mm Sport lens is one of the most versatile wildlife lenses around, but can its huge zoom range outweigh the heavy design? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hfKvJ2CMkbemtL96J6gc2J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art. ]]>
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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animal trials took place across Europe from the Late Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. In this excerpt from "Cats: A History", Rod Phillips explores this strange practice, and looks why cats appear to have been largely law-abiding. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Phillips ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FyPsWhMQDXVQaNe2gog4Sc.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration depicting a trial of a sow and pigs for the murder of a child. The trial allegedly took place in 1457, the mother being found guilty and the piglets acquitted.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[old illustration showing a pig on trial ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rusty, orange water 'bleeds' across brilliant Bolivian lagoon — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2015 astronaut photo shows dark-orange water that appears to bleed across the bright-white floor of a high-altitude salt lake in the Bolivian Andes. ]]>
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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[Bolivia&#039;s Laguna Colorada has colorful, algae-rich waters that appear to &quot;bleed&quot; across its brilliant, salty white bed when viewed from space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite photo showing bright orange water &quot;bleeding&quot; across the white bed of a slat lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rrinoj9SZ99o7ue3nbRyL7.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a bright fireball meteor falling through the daytime sky. One such fireball erupted over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, shaking nearby buildings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of white moves across the blue sky as a meteor shoots past.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronauts could use lightning-like plasma jets to kill germs on the moon and Mars, demo hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new lab experiment is testing plasma jets as a water-free solution for "space laundry" on future missions to the moon and Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:59:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwzsRWVueH5fYc5qLWwYcM.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the plasma laser used in the new experiment. Researchers zapped bacteria on fabric samples that astronauts are likely to carry into space. Killing germs on the moon and Mars will be a serious concern for any future inhabitants there.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a blue laser in a dark room.]]></media:text>
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