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            <title><![CDATA[What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nasa names next astronauts for Artemis Moon programme]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:46:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nasa has named the Artemis III crew - what is their mission?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rare footage captured of Great White shark in Mediterranean Sea]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A volunteer diver has described shaking as he filmed his encounter with an endangered Great White shark between Tunisia and Sicily.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:09:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Astronauts return to ISS after sheltering during air leak repair attempt]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Russian attempt to repair tunnel area sparks safe-haven procedure for five other astronauts onboard.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mangrove forests are healing after decades of human destruction]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Swampy mangrove forests are staging a surprise comeback - which is good news for coastal communities and the climate.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:11:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Failing sea defences 'disaster' for nature reserve]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An internationally important nature reserve in Hampshire is under threat from failing flood defences.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:17:47 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Next El Niño could be strongest in decades]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new phase of the natural El Niño weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:50:54 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Killer fungus' could be good news for habitats decimated by invasive moss ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:38:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Farmers warn food security can't be taken for granted]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Farmers at the Bath and West Show say there are strong parallels between energy and food security.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:02:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pollution rules criticised for raising new home costs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Developers claim the rules will stop them from hitting housebuilding targets.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:43:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Worrying' pollution in Cotswolds river - volunteers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Volunteers record high phosphate and nitrate levels and call on the Environment Agency to investigate.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:11:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The fight to stop animals dying in fishing nets]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thousands of sea mammals and birds are killed as a result of fishing nets every year.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rare butterfly population increases by 90 times]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A record number of Duke of Burgundy butterflies were recorded in Kent last year, a charity says.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of Earthshine?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sophia Herod looks at how the Moon can be lit by sunlight reflected from the Earth.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA['I was employee number one at SpaceX']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The BBC's Michelle Fleury spoke to Tom Mueller, who was one of the company's founders alongside Elon Musk in 2002.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watch: Three things to know about SpaceX's stock market debut]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The BBC's Samira Hussain explains everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic IPO.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Women prepare for 'space jobs that don't exist yet']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hundreds of women attend the annual AeroWomen women event in Yeovil.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world's rarest orangutans, study says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What is El Niño and why could it mean record temperatures?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Global temperatures are expected to rise in the coming months as El Niño begins.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scotland's greenhouse gas emissions fall slightly as progress slows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The amount of planet-warming gases produced in 2024 fell by 1% compared to the previous year.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[How engineers fulfilled Gaudi’s once impossible vision for the Sagrada Familia.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[What role will humans play in the future of scientific research?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[From Hay Festival 2026, a dive into a big year for our oceans.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[El Niño is stirring in the Pacific Ocean and may well be one of the strongest yet.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The science of soulmates: Is there someone out there exactly right for you?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For many, the idea of soulmates still shapes how love is understood.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat depression]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 15:47:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[COP30: Trump and many leaders are skipping it, so does the summit still have a point?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.]]></description>
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