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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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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'If astrological compatibility exists, its effects should be observable': How one study of 20 million people shows star signs have no influence on romantic compatibility ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this excerpt from "What Science Says About Astrology," author Carlos Orsi examines a 2007 study of 20 million people that showed star signs have no influence on romantic relationships. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carlos Orsi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9i3Avr7V2Ejs722UHM7MQF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The study looked at whether star sign compatibility would be observable in a census of 10 million couples. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two hands with stars and moon with a heart in between them on a pink background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Full moon alert: May's Flower 'micromoon' will look extra small tonight, with a rare Blue Moon following ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May's full moon rises on May Day — May 1 — shortly after sunset, creating a dramatic spectacle for skywatchers. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SiiczwD2zPCgbmrZKud7TH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The rising full Flower Moon will be visible from across the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Silhouettes of people standing on a balcony overlook the cityscape of lights below with a full glowing moon in the distance.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poop-encrusted chamber pots from the Roman Empire reveal oldest known human cases of Crypto parasite ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chamber pots from the frontier of the Roman Empire have provided the world's earliest evidence of humans infected with the Cryptosporidium parasite. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:37:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Romans]]></category>
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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/mWF6MR2kWBHyLRAVW5pS4d-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[A.B. Biernacki and E. Klenina]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers analyzed residue from chamber pots found in Roman Bulgaria.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a set of four ceramic chamber pots]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Weapons of the world quiz: Can you identify these historical objects of war? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Can you identify these millennia- to centuries-old weapons from the smallest clues? Test your eye for history by matching carved details and close-up images to the legendary tools of war they once formed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:25:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:57:23 +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/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c9882VdM7xfXo3AQtAotnj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Weapons like knives and swords helped many groups of ancient peoples hold power. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close of up a rusty sword with a brown hilt and its brown, leather scabbard.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The detectors never stopped beeping!' Nearly 3,000 coins discovered in field are Norway's largest Viking hoard on record ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Viking Age hoard of nearly 3,000 coins is the largest hoard of its kind ever found in Norway. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:59:29 +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/KFxtFLGNgALGMQJiNBQGCZ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This coin shows a king&#039;s head in profile and identifies him as EDELRED (Æthelred the Unready). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[silver coin in a person&#039;s hand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ZWO Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This portable smart telescope makes capturing deep-sky images from a backyard easy, but it’s the telelscope’s advanced features that truly impress. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GYifVNmT7SZC5XYgP29ECC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Two lives hang in the balance': Risky surgery in the womb saved baby from deadly disorder at just 25 weeks gestation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ To save a baby with a rare lung disorder, doctors performed a surgery while he remained half-in and half-out of the womb. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:02:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdDvHehwBjvUwdEAmFfeA4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Twenty-five weeks into her pregnancy, Keishera and her son Cassian were operated on to save him from a deadly lung disorder. These photos were taken weeks later, after Cassian was delivered.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A compilation of three different photos of a baby with a small pile of curly hair on top of its head.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Google AI breakthrough means chatbots use six times less memory during conversations without compromising performance ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/google-ai-breakthrough-means-chatbots-use-six-times-less-memory-during-conversations-without-compromising-performance</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A compression algorithm like TurboQuant turns the data in the AI's working memory into a smaller, more efficient form. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fiona Jackson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SVVW2qwa8repmGd9JkHppi-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[TurboQuant transforms data in working memory into a compressed version that the AI model can then use just like the original data, but using much less memory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gif showing various colored rectangles surrounding a yellow square in the middle, with arrows connecting the various shapes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A used SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is likely to crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. It poses no danger, but it does highlight a worrying trend. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:37:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:27:02 +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/gahDatvZXJk7aotwMurfeP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth sets from behind the moon, as seen by the Artemis II mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth sets from behind the moon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Early data links Wegovy to risk of 'eye stroke' — here's what to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare form of vision loss has been linked to certain GLP-1s, but more so to Wegovy than to other weight-loss drugs in this class. Should you worry? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Medicine &amp; Drugs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alex Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C4sCAEWgTVh6zktLbDF876-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new paper shows a possible link between eye stroke and Wegovy. But more research is needed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of an amber colored eye, with the face looking to the right of the image.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We can no longer ignore diseases in the deep human past': Malaria influenced early humans' migrations across Africa, study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Prehistoric humans in Africa may have avoided areas infested with malaria-spreading mosquitoes, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eVXZsuWZxPnDEJZA5E7vnJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mosquitoes carrying &lt;em&gt;Plasmodium falciparum&lt;/em&gt;, the parasite that causes malaria, may have influenced where prehistoric humans lived in Africa long ago.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swarm of mosquitos is in the foreground of the image, with a blurry landscape full of gray elephants behind the swarm.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heartbeats physically stop cardiac cancer from growing — and that could be key to thwarting other cancers, too ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have pinpointed a mechanism that may explain heart cancer's rarity and point to new cancer treatments. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K3BmY9j8hRskYrRc2TvGoi-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cardiac cancers mainly arise from other cancers spreading to the heart, and even then, they&#039;re fairly uncommon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gif of animated x-ray 3D rendering of a beating heart in a person&#039;s chest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Humanoid robots have outpaced human runners in the half-marathon, beating the world record ‪—‬ here are the secrets to this astonishing feat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The D1 humanoid robot, built by a smartphone manufacturer, has beaten the human-held world record by around seven minutes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NgSbNXtxBP3Snn5EejriZD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Honor&#039;s autonomous robot breaks the world record for the half-marathon. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A humanoid running robot with a red jersey reaches a dark blue ribbon at the finish line of a road race.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can NASA and SpaceX really build a moon base in the next 10 years? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Experts say building a lunar colony within the next decade, as NASA and Elon Musk want to, will require finding solutions to problems we don't yet fully understand. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:51:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Georgia Michelman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BExxoL6mJKP7bKKpB8rDZM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of two astronauts boarding a rocket on the moon. NASA and Elon Musk have both expressed interest in building a permanent human presence on the moon in the next decade. But what does the science say?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two astronauts boarding a rocket on the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Lifelong monogamy' and 'half orphans': DNA analysis reveals clues about life on the Roman frontier after the fall of Rome ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Burials from over a millennia ago are revealing how people lived in part of the Roman Empire after it fell. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HDXzgyNTDyZiRtFWnUk3a6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A skull of an early medieval woman, who wore a beaded necklace and was one of the people analyzed in the study.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a brown skull half unearthed in brown dirt with plastic numbers below it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mount Etna is like no other volcano on Earth, representing 'a new type of volcanism,' new research reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mount Etna's strange lava has long perplexed scientists, but new research reveals that the volcano formed in a bizarre way — making it unlike any other known volcano on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:21:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:33:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UpkiZWvPcvUQfUAU5ZisfP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Mount Etna&#039;s strange lava has long perplexed scientists. Now they know why it&#039;s so weird. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A volcano glowing with orange and yellow lava is seen against the evening night sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I violated every principle I was given': AI agent deletes company's entire database in 9 seconds, then confesses ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An AI agent designed to speed up a company's coding instead wiped out its customer data in seconds, showing potential weaknesses in AI programming. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:41:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vsMHH8WBAeR9Hhuv4ZcZYX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Generative AI agent Cursor, running on Claude Code, deleted PocketOS&#039;s entire database]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cartoon of a robot with the word &quot;AI&#039; on its chest sits behind a laptop with various error codes floating around it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Tim Lenton, founding director of the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, about human actions that can trigger positive, self-propelling changes in nature. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:53:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 13:06:16 +0000</updated>
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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/HpM2Af5ZEBphXfVJonbybU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Positive tipping points are thresholds in Earth systems where a small change makes a big difference.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View of the Yellowstone River and steep river banks on a misty, sunny morning.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Breakthrough in experimental light-powered quantum computers could mean scaling them up is now far more viable ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have achieved a breakthrough by "distilling" light to eliminate the noise that prevents photonic quantum computers from scaling. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:44:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Quantum Computing]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tristan Greene ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/noR5fWMVUxXawQEHbxN29Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration from QuiX of photons on a &quot;conveyor belt.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a conveyor belt with various red dots on it red out as numbers in green.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Rectal exam stabilized man's irregular heartbeat ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/diagnostic-dilemma-rectal-exam-stabilized-mans-irregular-heartbeat</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man's sudden heart issue went away without the standard course of treatment. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Heart &amp; Circulation]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AHqh5fN5PyBsS3eZWXtj8G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man suddenly developed an irregular heartbeat, but it went away unexpectedly after a rectal exam.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man wearing a brown watch, blue shirt and jeans puts on a blue pair of nitrile gloves in a blurry hospital room in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First-of-its-kind map of the mouse nose reveals surprises about the sense of smell ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new map shows how smell receptors in the mouse nose are precisely organized into tight bands based on type. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:42:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:18:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Payal Dhar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pxkae2QhvkgdsjJxNWAh6n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This microscope photo of a cross section of a mouse nose shows scent-sensing neurons in green, as well as dying neurons in red.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colorful x-ray image of a mouse nose, showing various pathways with purple, blue and green lines.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,900-year-old souvenir cup featuring Hadrian's Wall and Roman forts discovered in Spain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists think a broken bronze cup found in Spain was made for a soldier as a memento of his time stationed at Hadrian's Wall in England. ]]>
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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/utyvfJzzRATdvF85nmiwKW-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Berlanga Cup was found in four pieces.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four fragments of a polychrome enameled bronze cup]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New AI algorithms are 95% better at showing how the universe changes over time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A squad of new AI algorithms called GAME could help astrophysicists take a more accurate reading of the universe's changing behavior, a new study suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K8sdTsTEZJVi6KLpDNTVGK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a computer-rendered cosmos. A new suite of AI algorithms could help describe the nature of the universe with unprecedented accuracy, a new study claims.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ball of yellow and pink sits behind a wall of pink gas with ripples of black and green gridded fabric in the foreground.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Preeclampsia could be treated with 'blood filtering' therapy, early study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A blood-filtering therapy for preeclampsia is safe for pregnant patients and their babies, according to a new pilot study. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lauren Schneider ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/78JTQNSrEuAN2WJM6w8sPP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Preeclampsia, a hypertensive condition that affects up to 8% of pregnancies, can be life-threatening for mothers and babies.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pregnant woman in an orange sweater gets her blood pressure monitored by someone wearing a white shirt and a stethoscope.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I'm more hopeful that birds can endure than maybe even our own species': Paleontologist Steve Brusatte on why birds are the ultimate survivors ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a new book, paleontologist Steve Brusatte tells the wild story of how birds evolved during the Jurassic and took to the skies, surviving the asteroid strike that killed their fellow dinosaurs. ]]>
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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/on43bKdWEpnfevvzqfxjq7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Some birds survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction thanks to a variety of features, including their ability to grow quickly and fly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a blazing asteroid impact to the left of the image with volcanoes in the distance and large birds flying under a red, ashy sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Drilling in the 2-mile buffer zone of Pe' Sla, in the He Sapa (Black Hills) of South Dakota, shows even sacred lands protected by the U.S. government are not safe from the threat of destruction — and it should ring alarm bells everywhere. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Dr. Valeriah Big Eagle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4KDFtNmY7PXofERs7pqXyM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'He began to cry, and almost fell to the floor': The fluffy fossil that finally showed the world that birds are dinosaurs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In this excerpt from "The Story of Birds", author Steve Brusatte explores the moment where paleontologists realized they had critical evidence to show birds came from dinosaurs — a fluffy fossil from China. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steve Brusatte ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/X6iomE9sZY5ANoaAJuE28S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Archaeopteryx&lt;/em&gt; was discovered in the 1860s and provided the first hint that birds and dinosaurs may be related. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a bird dinosaur on a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New data center will be partially powered by human brain cells for the first time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A startup is experimenting with data centers powered by lab-grown human neurons, testing whether living cells can offer a more efficient alternative to traditional computing. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carly Page ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M5y5d7fDXtGNg4225sCo7P-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DwarfLab Dwarf Mini smart telescope review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Capturing deep-sky images even from light-polluted cities, the smallest smart telescope so far is an affordable entry point into hands-on astronomy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p47Nb8fMtPNcVqEfXkF8wK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Full moon helps paint vibrant, muddy 'brushstrokes' in Indonesian river — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2024 satellite snap shows suspended sediments streaking across the mouth of the Rokan River, thanks in part to a particularly high tide caused by a full "Strawberry Moon." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:30:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:51:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uTQMGcSfeNTmK2grf2V5d8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Th Landsat 8 satellite spotted a series of &quot;brushstroke-like patterns&quot; in the mouth of the Rokan River, which were painted by an extremely high tide.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo of the mouth of a muddy estuary showing brushstroke-like patterns in the water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The universe may end trillions of years sooner than we thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Recent surveys hint that the rate of cosmic expansion changes dramatically over time; if that's true, then the universe could end much sooner than we thought, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pmsutter@gmail.com (Paul Sutter) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Sutter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Jf3pqvWf2KtVUVwBBbLFo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Astronomers use twinkling stars in galaxies like this one (NGC 5468) to confirm the universe’s expansion rate. But what if cosmic expansion were to slow down and reverse? New research looks at the implications on the lifespan of the universe. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swirl of purple and blue gas dotted with red stars moves around a central glowing core, blending together to make a giant spiral galaxy.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars — the 'most diverse collection' ever seen ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA Curiosity rover uncovers rock with 7 new organic molecules on Mars ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:17:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:51:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yMYgMJ55fgYN2s4ehKmjQY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close-up of the rock where the Mary Anning 3 sample was discovered.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a reddish brown surface with a metal arm in the right top corner of the image. The image includes yellow arrows and labels of different sites of interest. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neanderthals' brains weren't to blame for their demise, new study suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers examining the brains of living people found that they differed more substantially than Neanderthals' brains differed from modern humans', calling into question the reason our evolutionary cousins mysteriously disappeared. ]]>
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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/6xwoXuZHGXPVCpQDpZUy77-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Neanderthals and humans likely had similar brains, a new research study suggests.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a human skull with a Neanderthal reconstruction in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazfit Active 3 Premium review: A great budget smartwatch for running beginners ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lightweight, durable and easy to use, the Amazfit Active 3 Premium is one of the best entry-level running watches we have tested. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anna Gora ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9juoYLP8769uxBQCw3TPeV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How everything you do is being monitored in an AI-fuelled 'surveillance capitalism system' that's ramping up aggressively ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Personal data ranging from your health information to your location is being hoovered up by the government. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anne Toomey McKenna ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ewZ8t8Qpro6USuiCGPSVyd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of golden orb found in depths of ocean off Alaska finally solved: 'Everyone was like, What the heck? What is that?'  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery concerning a strange golden object found miles below the sea surface isn't an egg or sponge ‪—‬ it's from an anemone-like animal. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CExJcSvZPkcBoPmJgRhJy4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some fungi can influence the weather ‪—‬ and now we know how they do it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some types of fungi borrowed a gene from ancient bacteria that gave the ability to make ice and trigger rain. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brian Owens ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwC3jPxpVWy76E3dtnGL69-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have discovered how some types of fungi, including some from &lt;em&gt;Mortierellaceae &lt;/em&gt;family (not pictured above), are able to trigger rain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a mushroom with a lady bird underneath in a rainstorm]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Miniature camelid effigy: A 600-year-old sculpture of a llama that may have been sacrificed in an Inca ritual ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Llamas were vital to the Inca Empire and were seen as both useful pack animals and sacred beings. ]]>
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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/j8sc3a7hyhcFmbcQ3qPNSV-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Antarctica's sea ice suddenly started shrinking a decade ago — and deep-diving robots are revealing why  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A decade ago, southern sea ice suddenly and dramatically declined. Scientists say the culprit was a "very violent release" of deep, pent-up heat. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grist ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aAxfYbw6HJ4DCXQCqcRBmd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antarctic sea ice is melting due to the effects of global warming. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Melting icebergs are seen on Horseshoe Island as Turkish scientists conduct fieldwork on Horseshoe Island within 7th National Antarctic Science Expedition ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How likely are you to find a message in a bottle? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Have you ever wondered how likely it is to find a message in a bottle, especially an old one? Let's do the math. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Mathematics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kevin Burke ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bSHFnyafsNZvLykkAEfmfL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What are the chances of a message in a bottle being found and it being over 100?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large glass bottle with a cork holds a white rolled up piece of paper and sits on the beach.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers just mapped one of the largest structures in the universe, long hidden behind the Milky Way's 'Zone of Avoidance' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have mapped the extent of the Vela Supercluster for the first time, and determined that it is one of the largest structures in the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/thH5eRiKi56mALrPtsKUu9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Up to 20% of the night sky is obscured by the thick disk of the Milky Way. Astronomers call this the &quot;Zone of Avoidance.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of the Night Sky showing the thick band of the Milky Way streaking across the heavens]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hubble revisits stunning Trifid Nebula after 30 years, and spots a growing jet of energy — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Hubble Space Telescope revisits a star-forming region 5,000 light-years from Earth, which it first captured in 1997, revealing how the cosmic nursery has changed over human timescales. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FwGT6FnxvBU8UVwqyWdXDQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why do cats and dogs shake their heads? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cats often flick their heads back and forth as if they've been possessed. This strange reflex has a simple explanation. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maaka5eKc4gmjb9oYLepGe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Larry the no 10 cat shakes his head as he patrols Downing Street in central London on Nov. 30, 2021.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A brown and white tabby cat tilts its head to the left, its eyes half-closed]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Trump administration wants to open precious East Coast forests to logging and mining ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The fight over the roadless rule has long focused on the West, but its repeal could fragment some of the last pristine forests in the eastern United States. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Grist ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HCMNiBTQheRSfkz8oPXZ5M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the forests targeted is the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest near Deer Lodge, Montana.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of snow covered pine trees with a sign in front of the trees.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Eventually, it becomes you': Inventors of new 'living' knee replacement describe why this tech is desperately needed and how it works ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with the developers of a living knee implant that could help more patients in need of knee replacements get them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wbb9U8Ya4mBc56XiqFRk5e-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nadeen Chahine and Clark Hung are working to develop a &quot;living&quot; knee implant that could be a better option for some patients in need of knee replacements. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man with long gray hair wearing a brown vest and white shirt speaks with a woman with long brown hair as they both look at various prosthetic limbs.]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ Once global warming peaks, it could take centuries to cool things back down. But we can bend the curve by cutting fossil fuel emissions now. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicola Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jwJfesZdHtafmRXq5Sb8Qf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Can we actually mitigate the effects of climate change?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The shell of a burned out car sits in the middle of the charred remains of a forest burned by a wildfire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the 'Iliad' is found inside an Egyptian mummy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ April 25, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jPsozJmzhHgyLsooPCi9AD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The AMOC moves closer to collapse,  scientists create artificial neurons, the &quot;Iliad&quot; is found inside and Egyptian mummy, and researchers search for treatments for brain-eating amoebas ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A comet and fireball make an X in the sky next to a castle, and waves heave and foam on a stormy sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Why do some constellations stay in the sky all year, while others disappear? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Astronomy]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alice Sun ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uHRVsjb5xTkZnuYhTvKeHi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Orion constellation can be clearly seen in the winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, it&#039;s high in the night sky during the summer, but it appears upside down.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing orange night sky is full of stars overlooking a winter landscape with a large tree in the left of the image]]></media:text>
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