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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'More than 100 million years of evolution': How snakes evolved and lost their legs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Huge snakes, tiny snakes, poisonous snakes and constrictor snakes, snakes that slither, burrow or swim: New fossils and modern technology are tracing serpent origins ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amber Dance ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ukZWXEFQV54gHZGwN8NDWg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research is revealing the history of how snakes evolved. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A compilation of many images of snakes with a green and white snake in the center]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it's not just the skinny ones ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's not just thinner bears that are coming ashore as the climate warms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bears]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Douglas Clark ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uUvGVEZxxfBQ4sLw2dJoYY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Polar bears are known to interact with human structures. A researcher explores why this is the case. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[At sunset two polar bears are seen on a shoreline eating from a bony carcass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope zooms in on a black hole that could reveal the truth about 'little red dots' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/james-webb-telescope-zooms-in-on-a-black-hole-that-could-reveal-the-truth-about-little-red-dots</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A peculiar object dubbed an 'X-ray dot' could help solve the mystery of the 'little red dots' discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cosmology]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FYr7jeuHQH7GrDhJN44ydQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Chandra X-ray Observatory recently caught this image of an x-ray spewing black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep space image with boxouts over a glowing purple ball and a glowing red ball.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Declassified Apollo 12 images show UFOs on the moon — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/declassified-apollo-12-images-show-ufos-on-the-moon-space-photo-of-the-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Newly declassified images from the Apollo 12 mission highlight strange, unidentified lights spotted by astronauts on the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UofeZSvHgwuQ4oNHPNmF2Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An archival photo depicting the lunar surface as viewed from the Apollo 12 landing site. Astronauts reported seeing an unidentified light source above the lunar horizon, marked in the box.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo taken on the moon with two shadows of astronauts seen across the gray surface. In the dark sky a streak of blue light is surrounded by a yellow boxout.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are we more closely related to cats or dogs? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/cats/are-we-more-closely-related-to-cats-or-dogs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Clarissa Brincat ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zvo9aJzdb2h2HrAKwcz8HD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man with a beard wearing a brown shirt looks down at the dog and cat in his lap while a woman with long brown hair watches. The dog is a young blond puppy and the cat is a brown tabby kitten]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pregnancy quiz: Can you deliver on the science of growing babies? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How much do you know about pregnancy? Take our quiz to find out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Reproductive Health]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sCFbSpS8toUdXkNuM7a7RC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pregnancy starts on the first day of the last menstrual period before conception.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two pregnant people sitting and writing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: The latest on the cruise ship hantavirus infections, a shortcut to Mars, and a fast-charging quantum battery ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May 9, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ alexander.mcnamara@futurenet.com (Alexander McNamara) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alexander McNamara ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7dEzKvKFQKYcjwTz8qoPLG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cruise ship MV Hondius includes passengers infected with the hantavirus, while scientists believe they have found a &quot;shortcut&quot; to Mars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo compilation of an illustration of a spaceship in front of Mars on the left and a close up of a white cruise ship on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Feuding tech bros' go head to head in legal showdown. But what does it mean for the future of AI? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Elon Musk and Sam Altman battle it out in court, and the outcome could carry significant ramifications for how AI development is shaped. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Nicholls ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3AEBnRdKDPU2EQSv4Bs79E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Experts believe the legal battle between Elon Musk and Sam Altman could shape the future of AI regulations. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two cutouts of two men&#039;s heads appear on either side of a person holding a phone with a green background and a red flower-shape logo on the screen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ If humans are getting smarter, why are our brains shrinking? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Human brains have been shrinking since prehistoric times, some studies suggest. Whether this is true and why it has happened are debated. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Evolution]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cyZk6Aw7cK3EWsHsrQULaR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These human remains from the site of Çatalhöyük in modern-day Turkey date back around 8,000 years.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two half-unearthed brown skeletons lie next to each other in the dirt. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some gene therapies no longer require clinical trials, thanks to new FDA rule. Is this safe, and who will it help? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The FDA is launching a new framework to deliver tailor-made gene therapies to people with rare genetic disorders. Discussions about whom to treat and how to monitor patients are ongoing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EArXmTDdPMSFTCmYiwFD5X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The FDA is looking to accelerate the approval process for certain individualized gene therapies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a hand that transforms into a strand of DNA]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US government declassifies nearly 200 UAP files, including strange sightings from Apollo astronauts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/us-government-declassifies-nearly-200-uap-files-including-strange-sightings-from-apollo-astronauts</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Department of Defense just declassified more than 160 documents, images and recordings related to UFO/UAP sightings dating back to before the Apollo era. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:40:31 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 09 May 2026 09:40:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UofeZSvHgwuQ4oNHPNmF2Y-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An archival photo depicting the lunar surface as viewed from the Apollo 12 landing site. Astronauts reported seeing an unidentified light source above the lunar horizon, marked in the box. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo taken on the moon with two shadows of astronauts seen across the gray surface. In the dark sky a streak of blue light is surrounded by a yellow boxout.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flowering plants transformed into 'hopeful monsters' in 9 dire bursts across evolutionary time, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In hard times, like when the dinosaur-killing asteroid hit Earth, some plants transformed into "hopeful monsters" to save themselves. Now, a new paper shows that these monsters are more common than we thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Plants]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PgjUeqmiqXkjCgQLkgEazQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The dinosaur-killing asteroid that struck 66 million years ago was just one of nine catastrophic events that triggered some flowering plants to turn into &quot;hopeful monsters.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an asteroid burning into the atmosphere as it is about to hit Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 500-year-old gold dental bridge is earliest known oral care of its kind in Scotland — and it likely held a fake tooth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists discovered the 20-karat-gold dental wire in the lower jaw of a middle-aged man who lived around 500 years ago in Scotland. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/trKJbH9hh2bVCbcocBTjz4-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man in Scotland had an early dental bridge made using a gold wire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a human mandible seen from the front with a gold wire around two of the lower incisors]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live 'quantum network' being tested in New York — overcoming key hurdles could bring us closer to an 'unhackable' internet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists tested a live quantum internet between three locations across New York, inching closer to an unhackable internet. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uinsg6AbTizJVFPWS3HrKF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A recent test in New York suggests that the quantum internet may be here sooner than expected. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cityscape with a blue filter over it has a series of lines and dots overlaid on top.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mangroves clean up $8.7 billion of nitrogen pollution every year, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests mangroves remove 960,000 tons per year of nitrogen from global water systems, a figure that could rise to more than 5.5 million tons annually if conditions were optimal for the plants. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j5JecaRnnqCSUZ2d5Efc8c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The roots of mangroves trap sediments rich in microbes that can break down nitrogen in water.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An empty boat floats next to mangroves at sunset.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in test ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new AI tool finds early hints of pancreatic cancer in CT scans that doctors would otherwise miss, an early test found. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cancer]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E3W9LRqny9eYcsfUxWW2JB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new artificial intelligence tool could help detect pancreatic cancer earlier, a study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of pancreatic cancer in a human body.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch NASA's Curiosity rover 'struggle' to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New footage shows NASA's Curiosity rover tilting, rotating and vibrating its robotic arm as mission scientists tried to remove a rock that became stuck on a drill for six days. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ewSEtvxiKza2JbM65fMm4a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New video footage shows the Curiosity rover&#039;s robotic arm attempting to shake off a hefty Martian rock, dubbed Atacama, which got stuck to a drill. The rock eventually falls to the floor where its splits into multiple pieces.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A black and white photo showing the rock stuck to the drill of Curiosity&#039;s robot arm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely 'sacrificed' by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A hiker poked into a hole in the ground and discovered a rare gold scabbard ornament from Norway's Migration period. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z2BaQ5udLWfqHJGhfnTryE-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hiker found this richly decorated 1,500-year-old gold sword scabbard in southwest Norway.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rectangular gold sword fitting with a meandering design]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safety ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ DNA from living descendants of relatives have allowed four members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to be identified. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GNUB2CAPcnsMgzK8kfsqCH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Douglas Stenton, an anthropologist and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, excavates the remains of Franklin expedition sailors at Erebus Bay.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing a blue hoodie and black pants measures a half-unearthed skull in the midst of a landscape with white pebbles.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hantavirus cruise: WHO Director-General will travel to Tenerife for disembarkment; repatriation flights planned on Sunday and Monday ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Take a look back at our live coverage from May 7 through May 9 of the hantavirus cases associated with MV Hondius. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:01:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:33:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TEGPx3i4BnRw8CoabU7E9c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The MV Hondius, the ship at the center of the current cluster of hantavirus cases.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of a white and black cruise ship taken from the front left, with the name of the ship seen below as it sits in the ocean with a coastline behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Extremely rare' English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two rare coins minted in England to ward against Viking raids have been discovered in Denmark, where Vikings made them into jewelry. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DMVxjF2fnPq9PZM5BcmhiQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the coins has the &quot;Lamb of God&quot; on the front (left) and a dove on the back (right.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[composite image of two sides of a medieval silver coin featuring a &quot;lamb of God&quot; and a dove]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise ship ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Laboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ship MV Hondius. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ziz8V3fN2NTDEwAbtHrRMY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An aerial photo of the cruise ship MV Hondius near the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 4, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial photo of a white cruise ship in the middle of a blue ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New water battery could last until the 24th century — and it can be safely discarded in the environment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With no toxic elements to dispose of, the new aqueous battery design could dramatically improve the safety and longevity of battery energy-storage systems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:52:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NxWc8jRvBsvJdxMB9v38Pi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Could the future of non-toxic batteries be water-based?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a series of blue watery spheres against a white background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Happy 100th birthday, David Attenborough! 13 surprising facts about the famous naturalist ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As Sir David Attenborough turns 100, here are 13 surprising facts about the beloved broadcaster and environmental advocate whose voice has shaped how generations see the natural world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b8VPY6C7uaTtDLJVGYoRh6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[British naturalist Sir David Attenborough&#039;s life has been marked by conservation and adventure. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 10: Sir David Attenborough opens the Turner and the Thames, Five paintings at the artists house in Twickenham on January 10, 2020 in London, England.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The night sky could get three times brighter as new satellites launch — all but ruining the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's survey of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Extremely bright satellites and megaconstellations could make the night sky up to three times brighter than it is now, a new study warns. This would seriously hinder astronomical imaging devices, like the enormous camera at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7DHdJs8wgi7afEWfK2Qu9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Starlink satellites leave streaks in astronomical images. With the advent of megaconstellations, many more streaks will be visible, rendering astronomical photographs from telescopes like the new Vera C. Rubin observatory useless. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of gray squares with white dots and streaks across them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The brain's memory center doesn't start as a blank slate, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Early in life, neural networks in the brain's memory center are highly connected, and they are only later refined into precise systems, a mouse study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roberta McLain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AW6tXLja42xzjnv6p6zy65-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists reconstructed the shapes and structures of neural networks within the mouse hippocampus, comparing the networks&#039; features at different ages.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A microscopic image of a series of different colored tendrils within a curve, with a micrometer bar next to the grouping.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quantum battery charges in a quadrillionth of a second with a laser — larger prototypes could last for years after charging for just a minute ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Quantum batteries can be charged remotely and could allow for far better energy density than conventional batteries used in devices today. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rory Bathgate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eY4bomvnGbxK7LrAUWrX5L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view inside the quantum battery lab at CSIRO, Australia&#039;s national science agency.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing a blue clean suit and mask bends over a large metal array of tubing. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A woman turned black and blue weeks after starting a new medication ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/diagnostic-dilemma-a-woman-turned-black-and-blue-weeks-after-starting-a-new-medication</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman's sudden hyperpigmentation was a side effect of a medicine she was taking. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nDhLYtFYVHm5vzLjdPuyoD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A woman developed striking blue-gray hyperpigmentation on her arms and legs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photos of a pale woman&#039;s arms and shins showing very dark blotches of hyperpigmentation on both sets of limbs.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Clean hydrogen created from plastic waste using battery acid from old cars and solar power ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/clean-hydrogen-created-from-plastic-waste-using-battery-acid-from-old-cars-and-solar-power</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers turned hard-to-recycle plastic into hydrogen using battery acid. This circular upcycling system tackles multiple problematic waste streams at once, the scientists claim. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:42:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:06:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/thPsUf6py9wjAPmPyaPx8H-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests plastic waste could be turned into clean hydrogen. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a pile of plastic water and soda bottles all laying on top of one another. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Food insecurity is no longer just about low-income countries': Environmental economist explains how climate change is pushing agricultural systems to the brink ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As a U.N. report warns that extreme temperature swings are disrupting crops and endangering agricultural workers, we spoke with environmental economist Shouro Dasgupta about farming in an overheating world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7zjUBnQjVNUGTVVC4DfnoN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Niño is poised to bring record-high temperatures to every part of the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Dramatic sunset over a dry cornfield with a path leading through it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Both very low and very high heart rates may be linked to higher stroke risk, study says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Both unusually low and high resting heart rates may be linked to an increased stroke risk, though more research is needed to confirm a causal relationship. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Isha Ishtiaq ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/APsxvZdDhc7Tamqfam63Wo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In a surprising study, both low and high heart rates were tied to a higher risk of stroke than middle-of-the-road heart rates.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An x-ray scan of a person&#039;s skull, facing the camera. A bright red dot glows in the top left section of their brain.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Icy object beyond Pluto has an atmosphere that shouldn't exist, study suggests ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/icy-object-beyond-pluto-has-an-atmosphere-that-shouldnt-exist-study-suggests</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Observations suggest there's a small, icy object with an atmosphere beyond Pluto, challenging assumptions about which bodies can sustain atmospheres. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:38:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dAy9a6dv2krLvCHZZbfp3d-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I was not looking for this': Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars that could slash travel time in half ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests early asteroid trajectory data could help design faster Mars missions, potentially cutting round-trip travel time to under a year. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LXw63iU7hpLHw6GrhMomQC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a spacecraft bound for Mars. New research unveils a possible shortcut to the Red Planet that could drastically cut down mission timelines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a white spacecraft with solar panels approaching an orange/red planet.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Canadian 'emoji' lake vanishes after dramatic, landslide-like collapse — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of satellite photos reveals the drastic transformation of Canada's Lake Rouge, which was fully drained after the sudden collapse of one of its banks. A multitude of factors led to the demise of the shocked-emoji-like lake, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 11:31:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7CNfD6D9SKKiuwm6RT2WHj-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Quebec&#039;s Lake Rouge experienced a sudden and dramatic &quot;outburst flood&quot; in 2025, which completely emptied it of water. Prior to this event, the lake looked like the gaping mouth of a shocked emoji face when viewed alongside a pair of smaller nearby lakes. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped satellite photos showing before and after a face-shaped Canadian lake completely emptied]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious green rocks in Pyrenees cave hint that prehistoric people were working copper there for 4,000 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dozens of pieces of bright-green rock discovered in a cave in the Pyrenees may be evidence of copper smelting 7,000 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 04:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WiC3JaxLrUZ6LJ3oZiNkQZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists excavate a cave in the Pyrenees that was used by prehistoric people for more than four millennia.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[several people work on an archaeological excavation inside a cave with the Pyrenees in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Estrogen in both the male and female brain shapes responses to trauma, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Traumatic experiences can cause memory problems, and estrogen may be a key factor that shapes the brain's resilience against such stressors, a mouse study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YZLVgrUQFXa7gxuseik2Fj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The brain&#039;s memory center, the hippocampus, produces and responds to estrogen. This is true in both the male and female brain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colorful scan of a human brain, with various regions in red, green or white. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA just released 12,000 more Artemis II photos ‪—‬ here are a dozen of our favorites ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA just uploaded more than 12,000 photos snapped by the Artemis II crew during their record-breaking flyby around the moon. Here are some of the most inspiring ones. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fq3rYX4oujwWi8pcHogMSc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A photo of the solar eclipse seen by the Artemis II astronauts. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the dark sphere of the moon in space as it blocks the sun, with a glowing sphere of light behind it. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hantavirus infects at least 2 on cruise ship, while 5 others fall ill: Here's what we know ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/3-cruise-ship-passengers-are-dead-and-hantavirus-is-the-suspected-culprit-what-to-know</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three people have died and four more have fallen ill on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and hantaviruses are confirmed to be the culprit in two cases so far. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qiuufYKXLMx33ekYRBv9g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hantaviruses are a family of viruses that are typically carried by rodents.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a blue translucent spiky sphere of a hantavirus molecule, with a 3D strand of DNA at the center. All in front of a blue background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Centuries-old Christian Nubian murals inspire gorgeous fashion reconstructions ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/centuries-old-christian-nubian-murals-inspire-gorgeous-fashion-reconstructions</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning clothes from medieval Christian Nubia have been re-created and put on models, whose performance brought onlookers to tears. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:57:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Gf2E9uExpSniRemfqADj9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Paulina Matusiak and Eddy Wenting]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 10th-century mural of the Royal Mother Martha in a yellow gown next to a model wearing a reconstructed outfit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A model wears colorful patterned clothing with an ancient painting cutout next to the model for comparison]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Athena bowl: A silver and gold vessel of the goddess and her owl, buried in a German forest 2,000 years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ornately decorated metal bowl was found as part of a hoard containing dozens of pieces of ancient Roman tableware. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:42:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PcS2vQ8VERTXqdDZKBMFbc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Athena bowl was made from silver, with gold accents on the goddess and her accessories.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[gold and silver bowl with a seated Athena in the middle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 07 May 2026 09:00:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abraham Nunbogu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qHY2gugHaoDjqpg77sVNPh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone, one of the key minerals needed for technological devices. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pair of chalk covered hands hold small stones full of cobalt over a pile of blurry dark stones in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this week: How to see 'shooting stars' dropped by Halley's Comet ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/comets/the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-peaks-this-week-how-to-see-shooting-stars-dropped-by-halleys-comet</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Eta Aquariids will peak May 5-6, with debris from Halley's Comet creating swift meteors, though bright moonlight will make them harder to see. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 May 2026 18:51:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hucZnbnyeQrxy4gympo7qW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Eta Aquariid meteor shower will peak overnight on May 5-6, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A dark blue night sky is streaked with white meteors moving through space with a rusty cylindrical water tower below.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero Galaxy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ssSSNzGYZedM35eFREmDcG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An extended halo around the Sombrero Galaxy (M104).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A flat disk of glowing light is seen against a starry background in space. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did Japan have female samurai? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/did-japan-have-female-samurai</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The samurai are renowned as skilled warriors, but were any of them women? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 05 May 2026 09:14:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRppARQkDFz7UFHekFXYpG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image from 1750 shows Tomoe Gozen, a female samurai who lived in the 12th century, killing an enemy. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ancient painting of a woman in green armor riding a white horse, her black hair flowing behind her with a tree in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists identify 10,000 'impossible' exoplanet candidates, potentially tripling the number of known alien worlds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study has identified a potentially record-breaking haul of transiting exoplanets, thanks to a machine learning algorithm that analyzed the light curves of more than 80 million previously overlooked stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Exoplanets]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2ZNKmdnajRf7RmLsRsgJe9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A NASA illustration of exoplanet varieties. Astronomers have discovered more than 6,000 exoplanets to date, but a new study could nearly triple this total in one fell swoop.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration showing dozens of potential exoplanets in a grid]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Yellowstone's volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yellowstone eruptions may be driven by shifts in Earth's crust, rather than a deep well of magma, study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Volcanoes]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3zHj8bkLu2UCMNaWMWJ4Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests Yellowstone&#039;s magma plumbing system doesn&#039;t work the way we thought it did. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing lake of lava emits steam which partially obscures a forest behind the steam.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Risky, lifesaving surgery performed on a baby in the womb, AI agent deletes a company database in 9 seconds, and the universe may end much sooner than expected ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/science-news-this-week-risky-lifesaving-surgery-performed-on-a-baby-in-the-womb-ai-agent-deletes-a-company-database-in-9-seconds-and-the-universe-may-end-much-sooner-than-expected</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ May 2, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jhfBGxZfWriA8FzaQDqBMa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Surgery performed on a baby in the womb, a rogue chatbot deletes a company&#039;s database, why the universe could end much sooner than expected, and forecasters race to understand this year&#039;s rapid El Niño. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The purple spiral galaxy NGC 5468 and a sad cartoon robot.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[  What's the difference between a lion and a tiger? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One has stripes, and one doesn't. But do the differences between lions and tigers go deeper than that? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dani Leviss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PASmtoHQ2weaEJ9JB9wuWm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Beyond a tiger&#039;s stripes and a lion&#039;s mane, what are the differences between these two big cats? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images are side by side, the one on the left showing an orange-and-white striped tiger sitting in a lush forest with the image on the right as a male lion with an orange mane sitting in a field.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'One of the most rapid transitions that I've seen': NOAA forecaster on how this year's El Niño could shatter records ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nathaniel Johnson, a member of NOAA's El Niño forecasting team, says that this year's transition to El Niño could be the fastest on record. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9WsHyvKnACZdQ5gPc5bddW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[El Niño is poised to bring record-high temperatures to every part of the planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cloud bisects the sun setting in an amber sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ City birds appear to like men more than women, but experts have no idea why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of 37 urban bird species found that men could get slightly closer to the avians than women could, suggesting that these animals recognize sex differences in humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:44:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Birds]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bBYpeBj2AN37hSrkLGLcNQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Several species of urban birds can recognize the difference between adult males and females, a new study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman wearing a short skirt and pink sandals stands in the midst of a group of pigeons. ]]></media:text>
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