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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ See the 'crawling,' ball-shaped robot that rolled around the moon during Japan's historic first landing ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/see-the-crawling-ball-shaped-rover-that-rolled-around-the-moon-during-japans-historic-first-landing</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;Palm-Sized Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2 (LEV-2) deployed to the moon during Japan’s Moon Sniper mission has two primary traversal modes: “butterfly stroke” and “crawl”.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of an oval shaped metal roller with a camera in the middle rolling on a sandy surface.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ In a first, scientists translated an entire viral genome so a quantum computer could read and analyze it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Quantum Computing]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rk2S53QS9Lpdzd9L8tq58A.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The genetic code was translated into code that could be analyzed by a quantum computer. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a double helix strand of DNA made of 1s and 0s. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Geminid Symphony' and 'Galactic Gandalf': See the breathtaking views of our home galaxy from the 2026 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stunning views of the night sky abound in photographs worldwide submitted to this year's Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:20:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:22:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A panorama image of the Milky Way captured in Catamarca, Argentina.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A panorama of the night sky showing the glowing arc of the Milky Way galaxy over a snowy landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/genetically-modified-worms-can-now-produce-and-deliver-drugs-inside-a-living-body-scientists-say</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:28:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:53:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/myPb7j2m9WcKXy9W9CXaxZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have tweaked the genetics of a parasite to make it produce antitoxin inside its host&#039;s body.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of two translucent worms against an orange background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening — and that's bad news for the US East Coast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:13:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Rivers &amp; Oceans]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cold blob is an unusual patch of cooling in a world that is heating up through global warming. This picture of the ocean is for illustrative purposes only.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of water churning off the coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover giant, fan-shaped structure deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East Antarctica. The discovery shows the frozen continent still hides many geological secrets. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:32:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:17:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Armadillo et al. 2026. Nature Geoscience. Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers discovered that several of the best-known basins in East Antarctica are linked through a mysterious, fan-shaped structure.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two elevation maps of East Antarctica showing a fan-shaped structure on the bedrock beneath the ice.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Man who donated his body after death had rare 'triple penis' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/anatomy/diagnostic-dilemma-man-who-donated-his-body-after-death-had-rare-triple-penis</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Supernumerary, or extra, penises are very uncommon. Medical students uncovered a particularly rare case while dissecting a cadaver. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:16:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AhFB8tWuFKe7LsbCTX5BUE.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This was only the second known case of triphallia, or a &quot;triple penis,&quot; in the medical literature.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo showing a person wearing a blue clean suit lifting a white sheet on a surgical table.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2,000 years ago in Scotland, people removed a corpse's brain and fashioned the arm bones into tools ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new analysis of 2,000-year-old skeletons found in northern Scotland has revealed an unusual funeral ritual involving the manipulation of dead bodies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:16:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Castells Navarro et al. / Antiquity Publications Ltd.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The inside of the skull of Individual 1 shows cut marks, possibly made during brain removal.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[on the left, a photo of the inside of a human skull with scratch marks; on the right, a closeup showing the marks]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3 new Ebola vaccines are being fast-tracked amid the current outbreak — when could they be ready? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Bundibugyo virus driving the current Ebola outbreak has no approved vaccine, but researchers are leveraging decades of vaccine innovation in an effort to change that. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:18:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Zieba ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mDePcdwvrQtQojqXJtfezd.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Part of the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola response team disinfects a house in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the current Ebola outbreak.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of people wearing yellow and white hazmat suits stand in front of a house behind an orange and white striped tape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is PMOS (formerly PCOS)? What to know about the hormonal syndrome ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn about the hormonal disorder polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), formerly called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:02:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:57:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEutDZpQMrJzfku8aiewTh.png ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                        <dc:contributor><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:contributor>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[PMOS, formerly PCOS, is often associated with a buildup of underdeveloped eggs in the ovaries.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman points to an ultrasound image on a laptop.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 long-vanished 'super Earths' once orbited near Neptune in our outer solar system, new study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our solar system may have hosted up to six giant planets in its first hundred million years, a new study suggests. The findings paint a more crowded picture of the early outer solar system than previously thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:37:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Deepa Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ky6CBGeNGWWGXjsmhi7ZoX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Today, the solar system has four giant planets. But in its infancy, it may have harbored one or two more.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the four gas giants of our solar system next to each other in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China unveils first-of-its-kind 'dual-core' quantum computer — its makers say it improves stability and efficiency ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new Chinese quantum computing system pairs two independent neutral-atom arrays in one processor, aiming to boost stability, efficiency and scalability. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rk2S53QS9Lpdzd9L8tq58A.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the Hanyuan-2 atomic quantum computer developed by the Chinese Academy of Science&#039;s Cold Atom Technology. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of several white computing towers]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis III crew has been revealed. The astronauts will launch into low Earth orbit next year to test docking with commercial lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcL6C7xa2PGLfVU6xxiwcb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis III crew from left to right: Andre Douglas, Luca Parmitano, Randy Bresnik, and Frank Rubio]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Artemis III crew.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ditch full of 7,000-year-old headless human skeletons discovered in Slovakia, baffling archaeologists ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists are unsure why people in Stone Age Slovakia removed corpses' heads before burying them in a neighborhood ditch. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mass burial of skeletons in the settlement ditch (below) with drawings of the individual skeletons (above).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a composite image of aerial photos of excavated graves with an illustration of the individual skeletons]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trio of drastically different US lakes straddles the border between states — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2020 astronaut photo shows three uniquely colored lakes — Tahoe, Walker and Mono — straddling contrasting biomes on either side of the California-Nevada border. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejNtNQxL6D4N3chXfethnP.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Tahoe (left), Walker Lake (upper right) and Mono Lake (lower right) form a multicolored triangle that spans two states and a pair of contrasting biomes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An astronaut photo showing three differently colored lakes in a triangle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicist Richard Feynman's forgotten notes on 'the restaurant problem' finally deciphered after 50 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers cracked a 50-year-old math problem scribbled by Richard Feynman over lunch. The equations show that humans are better decision-makers than scientists once thought. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Larissa G. Capella ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yxHzTYaC2bJvGS9th7vpa3.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Manhattan Project physicist Richard Feynman (photographed in 1954, inset) couldn&#039;t get through lunch with his friend without trying to optimize their orders with math. Now, researchers have finally deciphered his long-illegible &quot;restaurant problem&quot;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A portrait of Richard Feynman inset in a colorful illustration of a plate and fork]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Doctors need to understand patients' lived experiences to treat them well — but medical schools may stop requiring that training ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The board that accredits medical schools is poised to take away requirements that doctors learn about factors, such as income, neighborhood, and culture, that can affect medical treatment approaches. These requirements are necessary to ensure the highest quality of care. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Naa Asheley Ashitey ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mra5hYzKffU9dFtPrZV6QW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Irene Michel, right, gives Alma Chavez, 51, left, a COVID-19 vaccination booster at a community resource center in Los Angeles. Research shows that health outcomes vary with many structural factors, like income and ethnicity, but medical schools are poised to do away with the requirement that students learn how to address those disparities.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman wearing a headscarf, face mask and glasses gets injected with a syringe in front of a mural.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thanks to natural selection, Indigenous Andeans may digest potatoes better than anyone else in the world, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After domesticating potatoes 10,000 years ago, the ancient people of the Andes evolved to have more copies of a key gene involved in digesting starch. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:54:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:55:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEutDZpQMrJzfku8aiewTh.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Indigenous Andeans in Peru have more copies of a gene that helps with starch digestion than anyone else in the world. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Peruvian woman preparing potatoes outside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'A disease anywhere can be a disease everywhere tomorrow morning': Public health expert on Ebola and the threat of future outbreaks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Dr. Ali S. Khan, an epidemiologist and former assistant surgeon general of the U.S. Public Health Service, about the ongoing Ebola epidemic and the U.S.'s preparedness for future outbreaks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:17:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Viruses, Infections &amp; Disease]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WEutDZpQMrJzfku8aiewTh.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The current Ebola outbreak is being caused by Bundibugyo virus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A woman wearing a mask walks by a grave marker with other people in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sea ice loss in the Arctic has triggered a critical tipping point that's destroying the food chain ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers say the Arctic Ocean crossed a biological tipping point in 2009, when nitrate levels in the water suddenly started dropping due to a drastic reduction in sea ice extent. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9Sb6U7s88MgDktYwWni9LV.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has reduced levels of a key nutrient that underpins the entire region&#039;s food chain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Ice floes in the Arctic Ocean. The sky is gloomy and the water appears almost black.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This yeast-based 3D printed biomaterial could one day replace your wallpaper and drapes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have made a new biomaterial that has a similar tensile strength as a fruit roll-up and could help reduce waste produced from indoor decor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Chemistry]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Professor Malgorzata Zboinska of Chalmers stands next to displays of the new 3D-printed yeast-based material.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a golden printed patterned material]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Roman bath clog: The world's oldest shower shoes were found at a fort along Hadrian's Wall ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Romans were the first to wear clog-style footwear to the baths to protect their feet from the hot floor and to better navigate slippery surfaces. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered this Roman bath clog at the Vindolanda fort in the U.K.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an old wooden platform sole with a decaying leather upper that looks like a clog or slide]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AI could consume up to 3% of world's electricity the UN warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AI could soon use more water than we need to drink, UN report finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Turnbull-McRae ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AV4moaReZK35QTrLibn58D.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence may use more energy than expected. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blade server equipment rack in big data center neon cold blue tone in motion. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Crystals' of space-time could be the origins of certain rare black holes, theoretical study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ By taking general relativity into higher dimensions, a trio of physicists has proven that a mathematical pattern of ripples in space-time geometry could give rise to naked singularities and microscopic black holes. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Benjamin Skuse ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YbEEk8NQky8sVAiSsxh5YW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of space-time curving around a black hole. New theoretical research picks up a problem contemplated by Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne about whether ‘naked’ singularities can emerge from rare patterns in space-time geometry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a black hole surrounded by swirling pink and blue gas in the darkness of space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ultra-rare meteorite could be evidence of a lost planet that once orbited near Earth — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare meteorite found in the Sahara Desert may be evidence of a long-lost "protoplanet" that formed in the early solar system before being destroyed in a colossal collision, a new study suggests ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:36:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When imaged with cross-polarized light the angrite meteorite NWA 12774 shimmers like a rainbow kaleidoscope. A new study suggests that the space rock, first discovered in 2019, could be a fragment from a long-lost protoplanet from the early solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A kaleidoscope of colors is seen against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What's the deepest cave in the world? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are two contenders for the world's deepest cave, and they're in the same mountain range. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara Hashemi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NkyiU2UffSTQzK9gEhEVYk.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Which cave is the deepest in the world?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing a yellow helmet and red jacket repels down a dark cave.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stupid hot: Heat waves cause cognitive changes in animals, making them more aggressive and unable to complete basic tasks ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As temperatures rise, some creatures pick fights while others struggle to learn. The consequences of these behavioral changes may ripple through ecosystems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Animals]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marta Zaraska ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5NYVphhtq98kvfktAypFDo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research reveals how extreme heat affects animal behavior.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a circular metal fan tied to a fence post with a horse wearing eye blinders in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump administration to remove 900 deep sea monitoring instruments that would have studied the collapsing Atlantic current ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Adam Kovac ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dv5FcTqmohDehuibGSn2rQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Ötzi the Iceman used to make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA's Maven probe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ June 6, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Ötzi the Iceman yeasts make sourdough, Italian teenagers discover Roman villa under school, Google plans to release 64 million mosquitos, and RIP to NASA&#039;s Maven probe]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A smiling prehistoric man and a rocket lifting off to the heavens.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why can't we figure out how strong gravity is? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite dozens of experiments over the years, scientists still don't have a precise measurement for gravity's strength. Why is that? ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer Pritchard) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer Pritchard ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aGsuUKVL5dBjLY4LjA9pnL.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have a general idea about how strong gravity is, but they don&#039;t yet have a precise value for this fundamental force. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two people hold hands while skydiving over Earth, a view of its surface next to the blue sky is seen.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's largest scorpion had 6-inch pincers, and prowled UK land and waters 415 million years ago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Enigmatic 415 million-year-old fossils belong to a giant scorpion that may have reached lengths of around 3 feet (1 meter), a remarkable body size because most life on land at that time was small. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aristos Georgiou ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DugPZuWqFzTUAN9BMiNwNn.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A life reconstruction of the newly named giant scorpion, &lt;em&gt;Praearcturus gigas,&lt;/em&gt; in its Early Devonian habitat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reconstruction of a brown and black scorpion on the edge of a river bank.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Coming El Niño will be the strongest ever recorded, new forecast predicts ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A June update by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts suggests that the coming weather event will be the strongest ever measured. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The impacts of past El Niño periods on global agriculture have been far-reaching.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Storm clouds hang over the sea.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA astronauts briefly shelter in 'safe haven' procedure following worsening leaks on International Space Station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A brief leak scare on the International Space Station complicates NASA and Congress' plans to extend the station's lifespan to at least 2032. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The International Space Station as seen in October 2018.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flu drugs might fight cognitive decline seen in HIV, early study hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A very early study suggests flu antivirals might help reverse certain signs of accelerated aging in people with HIV. But more research is needed to confirm these effects. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:35:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:40:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cy3EaoYNYuMmyAABkL6RyN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Flu antivirals, like Tamiflu, may help reverse one driver of cognitive decline in HIV, a study finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up of yellow and white pills in silver packaging]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Look up tonight: Jupiter and Venus will almost touch in one of 2026's best skywatching events ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 8-11. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gdaiRVCFczRjaBZv3RYELC.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[From June 9-11, Venus and Jupiter will fit in the same field of view in binoculars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a deep purple night sky with a red glowing mountain range underneath a series of twinkling stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some 'extinct' volcanoes may just be going through a growth spurt, before they 'wake up in this catastrophic stage,' emerging research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A volcano that erupted after being asleep for more than 100,000 years is leading more volcanologists to say we must redefine volcano activity to ensure eruptions don't surprise us. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JMF6Xixyfd4Xp5ADR8gJVi.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The &quot;extinct&quot; Methana volcano, near Athens, was once quiet for nearly 110,000 before awakening and erupting energetically. Volcanoes like Methana have caused scientists to question the classification of extinct volcanoes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of Methana volcano, a large peak in the middle of a lush landscape.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists race to collect the last seeds from a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Seeds from the last surviving wild Dendroseris neriifolia tree are now stored in Kew Gardens' Millennium Seed Bank as researchers work to find ways to reintroduce the species into the wild. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers collect the seeds of the last remaining &lt;em&gt;Dendroseris neriifolia &lt;/em&gt;tree from Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An aerial view of two men repelling off a cliff side where a tree is being held up by ropes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The best solution is to murder him in his sleep': AI can learn violent tendencies from each other despite zero references to violence in training data ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists found that AI models can inherit a taste for murder (or owls) from other models' training data. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GVTgEoeEXWX4w4sSZNnLgj.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study hints at the darker aspects of Large Language Models (LLMs).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two faces wearing masks looking at each other in front of a blue background. The mask on the left is white with purple eyes while the one on the right is black with red eyes.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Velociraptor cousin was a '4-winged' dragon that hunted prey from the trees of ancient China, fossil find hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new microraptor from Cretaceous China likely preyed on ancient birds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:38:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:08:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Flesh-eating screwworm found in Texas cows and dog. Are humans at risk? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ USDA has detected New World screwworm infections in Texas animals, marking the state's first confirmed cases in decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:08:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:20:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cy3EaoYNYuMmyAABkL6RyN.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the New World screwworm, a parasitic pest that threatens livestock.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a white worm with black fangs against a dark red background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italian teenagers discover 1,800-year-old Roman luxury house underneath their high school gym ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After being notified by mischievous high school students, archaeologists uncovered a large and luxurious second-century Roman house near the Colosseum. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists excavated several rooms underneath the modern Italian high school.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[arched doorways underground are part of an ancient Roman house]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Satellite images reveals mangroves rebounding worldwide — but here's why they could still 'drown' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study finds mangrove forests are no longer shrinking worldwide, offering hope for coastal protection and climate resilience. But other research warns sea level rise could reduce their ability to store carbon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgEvZdqXoF3NyR25Gj96va.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope detects most distant dormant black hole, invisible in all wavelengths and weighing as much as 6 billion suns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ JWST found a black hole hiding in a galaxy more than 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and used a cosmic magnifying glass to determine its mass. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/65GEPnaPo7EEmFS3pS8SgS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft's latest quantum chip is 1,000 times more reliable than its predecessor — but why is it so controversial? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Majorana 2 quantum processor is built from topological qubits, and its creators claim it can sustain quantum coherence for an average of 20 seconds — orders of magnitude longer than the milliseconds that conventional chips last. ]]>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[Computing]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Keumars Afifi-Sabet ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NxVtmiAhduvvUnsb27KaAo.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mysterious repeating radio signal traced to 'vampire' star that's slowly eating its companion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radio astronomers have decoded a peculiar repeating radio signal from deep space, tracing it to a vampiric binary star system. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sarah Wild ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Kz6ZjPSXnqZrEdehRTPw4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carl Knox (OzGrav/Swinburne) and Dr. Joshua Preston Pritchard (CSIRO)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a white dwarf star pulling matter off of its companion. Such a process could explain mysterious bursts of radio energy that have been puzzling astronomers. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a red sphere connected to a white black hole by a wavy strand of light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First shipwrecks linked to real pirates of the Caribbean found in Bahamas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a first, underwater archaeologists in the Bahamas have discovered three shipwrecks associated with the Golden Age of Piracy off the coast of Nassau. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Margherita Bassi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wPCR2hiAWt46nhZseTpHN6.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The diving team discovered a grinding stone, which was used to sharpen swords. Marine archaeologist Sean Kingsley documents the finding. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A diver writes on a white pad next to a circular stone sitting on a sandy sea floor.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Archaeologists study the International Space Station and Everest to figure out 'how humans adapt in this impossible place where we have no business going' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists are turning their attention and research skills to far-flung places on the Earth and beyond, discovering new information about how humans survive in extreme environments. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:59:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FMSikpAkYAreBN56NmDycS.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plastic bottles and other garbage can be seen in woven baskets at Everest base camp in the Himalayas.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[baskets of trash on mount everest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cannibal' CME from rare 'anti-Hale' sunspot will slam into Earth today, bringing auroras to 23 US states ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northern lights are projected across the Northern U.S. and Europe tonight as Earth gets hit by a strong solar eruption. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:47:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDL6D6zAT3NQxfDveP5Z8U.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting toward Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting out of the sun toward Earth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/celestron-starsense-explorer-lt-70az-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ From lunar detail to planets and bright deep-sky objects, we test what the Celestron StarSense Explorer LT 70AZ can actually show beginners and kids. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hfKvJ2CMkbemtL96J6gc2J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Daddy longlegs may be capturing and devouring frogs in the tropical forests of South America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Daddy longlegs have been observed eating frogs in South America, suggesting that these arachnids may be predators of vertebrates. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:46:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:59:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecYWkHFMRNLe2QDbiAP44J.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Maida Gutiérrez-Arboleda]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A daddy longlegs, also known as a harvestman (&lt;em&gt;Phareicranaus sp.&lt;/em&gt;) grabs hold of a frog (&lt;em&gt;Pristimantis sp.&lt;/em&gt;) to devour in Colombia. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of a black spider with long spindly legs devouring a small brown frog sitting on a large green leaf.]]></media:text>
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