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		<title>Rovers, regolith, robots: The blueprint for the moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In an environment of radiation, extreme temperatures and razor-sharp dust, researchers are designing how humans will build, and ultimately survive, on the moon.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas A&#038;M receives Civic Engagement and Community Service Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M’s BUILD program was recognized for making a meaningful impact through service, civic involvement and community partnerships.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Research finds hotel booking chatbots can ‘creep out’ customers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 19:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Study links chatbot dishonesty and incompetence to user discomfort, reveals simple fix.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Former Texas A&#038;M Corps of Cadets Commandant Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas G. Darling passes away at 94</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:26:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Darling embodied the Aggie Spirit, leaving behind a legacy of selfless service and leadership through his time at Texas A&#038;M University and in the U.S. military.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Modeling the Gulf: A researcher&#8217;s quest to map every current, particle and tide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Marine scientist leverages supercomputing to build the most detailed picture yet of how water moves through the Gulf — and why it matters.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Are the chemicals around you safe? Researchers are using AI to find out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:31:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[With thousands of chemicals untested for safety, scientists turn to artificial intelligence to forecast toxicity — and reveal how much those predictions can be trusted.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>AI&#8217;s growing footprint raises fire safety challenges for data centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 14:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Researchers have analyzed common causes of fires in data centers and identified ways to mitigate the growing risk.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Texas A&#038;M students see NASCAR race operations firsthand at Texas Motor Speedway</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aggies get an insider’s look at how real-time data and precision pit stops power on-track performance in premier motorsports competition.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Researchers working to unravel mysteries of bottlenose dolphins</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Galveston team will spend four months in Australia studying social structure, population dynamics and tool use among dolphins in one of the world’s most unique marine habitats.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cities change storms, but the impacts depend on the storm itself</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[New findings could help reduce urban flood risks and improve planning for extreme weather.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Atlantic herring rewired reproduction to survive a new sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Genetic study reveals four key adaptations for low-salinity waters, offering a rare window into evolution’s creative solutions.
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		<title>Helper molecules act as ‘chaperones’ to protect brain cells in fight against ALS and frontal lobe dementia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Specialized RNA molecules prevent a disease-linked protein from forming harmful clumps, pointing to new approaches for treating neurodegenerative disease.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>How Texas is perfecting the peanut</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Texas A&#038;M AgriLife collaborations improve peanuts for consumers, farmers and industry.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Small financial changes can have big impact on stress, study finds</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 15:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Research reveals how minor budget shifts — not just windfalls — can shape emotional well-being.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Smart optical sensors pave the way for real-time decision making</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 15:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Technology could enable surgical robots and space rovers to analyze samples instantly, making intelligent sensing faster and more affordable.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Study finds more than 84% of dogs show signs of fear, anxiety</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Using data from the Dog Aging Project, researchers analyzed more than 43,000 dogs and found that fear- and anxiety-related behaviors are common across the U.S.]]></description>
		
		
		
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