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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SIGMA 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How does this third-party lens compare to the native Sony equivalent? We tested both to see whether it’s worth going native or whether you should save your money. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcSFy2A2Yzq9hqLLwivLYi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors couldn't explain why a boy was bleeding from his eyes, ears and nose ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A case of a boy who bled from his eyes eventually led doctors to a diagnosis that has been reported fewer than 50 times in the medical literature. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:43:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anirban Mukhopadhyay ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oNoT4DuJf4aqcBxW2qCcTG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A young boy appeared to bleed from his eyes, nose and ears when stressed. (This is a stock image and not the child from the case described below.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a boy&#039;s face, his dark eyes look into the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Totally counterintuitive': Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets, opening new window in the search for life ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/exoplanets/totally-counterintuitive-scientists-accidentally-discover-magnetic-fields-around-7-distant-planets-opening-new-window-in-the-search-for-life</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists accidentally discover magnetic fields around 7 distant planets ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:40:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wVjqRcn5GSntyc7ucPSBsG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hot Jupiter blasts intense winds that are being shaped and slowed by its magnetic field. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a magnetic field around a red exoplanet in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It was very very good': Ötzi the Iceman's body is covered in ancient yeast — and scientists just used it to make a sourdough ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/it-was-very-very-good-otzi-the-icemans-body-is-covered-in-ancient-yeast-and-scientists-just-used-it-to-make-a-sourdough</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study cultivated four strains of cold-adapted yeasts that had colonized Ötzi's body shortly after his death 5,300 years ago in the Alps. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:43:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qvGysnEfBPQ6MVwVtehKnH-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology/Augustin Ochsenreiter/All rights reserved]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A reconstruction of Ötzi the Iceman, who died 5,300 years ago in the Alps.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A reconstruction of a man with long hair and a gray beard looking at the camera.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists achieve 'perfect randomness' for the first time ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists used quantum bits to achieve "perfect randomness" in a world-first experiment. The results of their research could strengthen cryptography and other security systems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:40:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:42:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alan Bradley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c3ASiKhyjrULgUYK9qVa5F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A random sequence of zeroes and ones. Physicists say they have demonstrated perfect randomness for the first time, overcoming the inherent biases of existing random number generators.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a screen showing a series of zeros and ones in purple boxes, some numbers lit up and others not]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ China launches new Long March 12B rocket, reportedly without any safety warning ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ China's Long March 12B rocket has blasted off on its maiden voyage carrying more Qianfan "Thousand Sails" satellites, during a surprise launch for which there were reportedly no airspace notices. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:56:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2E9ZbSP4X6GPPwZjtz885R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Long March 12B is a reusable, commercial rocket that will help China to build its own satellite megaconstellations.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the Long March 12B in flight after launch on June 1, 2026. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SIGMA 60-600mm f/4.5-6.3 DG DN OS Sport lens review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sigma’s 60-600mm Sport lens is one of the most versatile wildlife lenses around, but can its huge zoom range outweigh the heavy design? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Optics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kimberley Lane ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XAYwefRbzFLR3ZD4M7yra5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kimberley Lane]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 17,000-year-old stripes of red in a Welsh cave are the oldest rock art in the UK, study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over a century after a red-lined cave wall was discovered, scientists have determined that it represents the U.K.'s oldest rock art. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:58:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CVMQEcEHeCnoLtcLCFy47n-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nash et al. 2026 / Quaternary]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The panel in 2024 (left) and a software-enhanced version of the photo (right).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two views of a rock art panel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Animals were imprisoned in jails where humans were incarcerated': The bizarre trials of the Late Middle Ages — and surprising lack of criminal cats ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Animal trials took place across Europe from the Late Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. In this excerpt from "Cats: A History", Rod Phillips explores this strange practice, and looks why cats appear to have been largely law-abiding. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:35:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:22:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rod Phillips ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rgdJ63Tr7BchNB5jPJ2fU6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration depicting a trial of a sow and pigs for the murder of a child. The trial allegedly took place in 1457, the mother being found guilty and the piglets acquitted.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[old illustration showing a pig on trial ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rusty, orange water 'bleeds' across brilliant Bolivian lagoon — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2015 astronaut photo shows dark-orange water that appears to bleed across the bright-white floor of a high-altitude salt lake in the Bolivian Andes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Planet Earth]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gqA4wQUzLeHsYMnGskG6nA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bolivia&#039;s Laguna Colorada has colorful, algae-rich waters that appear to &quot;bleed&quot; across its brilliant, salty white bed when viewed from space. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite photo showing bright orange water &quot;bleeding&quot; across the white bed of a slat lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA confirms meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:09:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Meteoroids]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VCpGe4Nd7H6KvyfiHdDgST-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Nazarii Neshcherenskyi via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a bright fireball meteor falling through the daytime sky. One such fireball erupted over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, shaking nearby buildings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A streak of white moves across the blue sky as a meteor shoots past.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronauts could use lightning-like plasma jets to kill germs on the moon and Mars, demo hints ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new lab experiment is testing plasma jets as a water-free solution for "space laundry" on future missions to the moon and Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:59:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:59:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rK2DRS56ehp6eUWrQurCpe-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Xu et al.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A close up of the plasma laser used in the new experiment. Researchers zapped bacteria on fabric samples that astronauts are likely to carry into space. Killing germs on the moon and Mars will be a serious concern for any future inhabitants there.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a blue laser in a dark room.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark holds clues to their extreme longevity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A genomic study of Greenland sharks, thought to be the longest-lived vertebrates on the planet, is hinting at the secrets to their epic lifespan and cancer resistance. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yeMpWUVAMuENV24fV4QzUa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have completed the first-ever whole-genome sequence of a Greenland shark. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray shark swimming in greenish waters swims near the camera]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Heading a soccer ball just once is enough to raise levels of proteins associated with brain damage ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amateur male soccer players had greater changes in certain blood markers associated with neural damage the harder and more frequently they headed balls. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christoph Schwaiger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c5XDY9RNe4cP9t3kxLikHL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research finds hints of neural damage in the blood of soccer players who headbutt soccer balls.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A boy wearing a red and white shirt looks up as a soccer ball floats above his head]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists reveal the origin of the Euphrates — a river that fed the 'cradle of civilization' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-reveal-the-origin-of-the-euphrates-a-river-in-the-cradle-of-civilization</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Euphrates River fueled the "cradle of civilization," and a new study reveals the waterway was born of two other ancient rivers around 3.6 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:01:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:20:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SREKi6uFqSdYZ6n4mBUBKB-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Around 5.4 million years ago, the Paleo-Karasu and Paleo-Murat rivers (the precursors of the Euphrates) flowed into a partially dry eastern Mediterranean Sea.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Reconstruction of paleo-rivers flowing into the eastern Mediterranean Sea around 5.4 million years ago. We see that the eastern Mediterranean Sea was mostly desiccated.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gessel gold hoard: A 3,300-year-old stash of gleaming treasures that's one of the largest Bronze Age hoards from Europe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Gessel gold hoard is among the largest treasures ever discovered in prehistoric Europe but has only three pieces of jewelry in it. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/a9FVi6cbZZzQPGuYVuVLH-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We were being bullied in our own home': How 'authoritarian' HOAs are contributing to the insect apocalypse ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/animals/insects/we-were-being-bullied-in-our-own-home-how-authoritarian-hoas-are-contributing-to-the-insect-apocalypse</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the book "Bitter Honey," writer and researcher Jennie Durant explores how industrial agriculture is destroying bees — and what can be done to stop them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennie Durant ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pjrKeVKpAxmateZHqDp3M4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Homeowner&#039;s associations often contribute to the decline in insect populations by banning native pollinator gardens and mandating perfectly manicured, uniform lawns that require harmful pesticides to maintain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of an industrial farm next to a neighborhood of houses.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bronze Age 5-year-old's skull found in Uzbekistan is the oldest known evidence of surgery in Central Asia ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A child's 4,000-year-old skull found in Uzbekistan has signs of trepanation, making it the oldest evidence of surgery in Central Asia on record. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RWQhYFhJ7jtasRb3jqDjiY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The researchers found the skeleton of the 5-year-old child in a single grave alongside the skeleton of a younger child.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of two half unearth skeletons of small children in a burial pit.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Astonishing': James Webb telescope spots the most chemically primitive galaxy in the ancient universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The James Webb telescope peered into an ancient spot of light, and found it to be the most metal-poor galaxy in the early universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matthew Williams ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7p3PnGmVvHTQJAPepQL2jZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0416 with a three-color composite image of LAP1-B in &quot;velocity space&quot; (inset).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A deep space photo with a boxout to the left encircling a smear of blue and purple light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astronomers gaze into the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' and see a vision of our dying sun — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomers-gaze-into-the-crystal-ball-nebula-and-see-a-vision-of-our-dying-sun-space-photo-of-the-week</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Crystal Ball Nebula has captivated astronomers for more than 200 years, and it offers a bittersweet glimpse of a dying star system similar to our own. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iGwsykdWHMEi48ms4f62Bg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Crystal Ball Nebula glows in the darkness of space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A glowing ball of white gas in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How many generations of humans have there been? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/how-many-generations-of-humans-have-there-been</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Modern humans have been around 300,000 years. How many generations is that? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley P. Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZKbzaoHHgGb945Vbh4cmrk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three generations together is impressive, but how many generations total do we have as a species?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three women of different ages sit together on a couch and point to a photo in a photo album]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are some people wired to see ghosts? A psychologist explains what makes paranormal experiences more likely ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/psychology/are-some-people-wired-to-see-ghosts-a-psychologist-explains-what-makes-paranormal-experiences-more-likely</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is my brain wired to never see a ghost? A psychologist on three factors that make a paranormal experience more likely ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Maffeo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2jqHWJMviTeRRvatFZKna-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[When you experience something that can&#039;t easily be explained, do you think of the supernatural? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white blur of motion is seen in a dark hallway.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists got mouse eyes to perform photosynthesis ‪—‬ and no, they didn't turn green ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Special eye drops containing photosynthetic machinery from spinach leaves have helped combat dry eye, a new mouse experiment reveals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4bW8JYafkomU7qFFxApDkd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new eye drop allowed for photosynthesis to happen in a mouse&#039;s eye.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a brown mouse sitting in the middle of some grass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New device could make processors run 1,000 times faster without additional waste heat — scientists say it could reduce data center energy demands ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new device could allow computer processors to operate significantly faster, without generating waste heat. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Electronic Engineering]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Peter Ray Allison ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZoCzwhoRvU9HihMJvAQjYN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Waste heat can slow down devices. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of glowing red lines against a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Exploding rocket overshadows NASA's next steps to the moon, 'Doomsday Glacier' faces big loss, quantum computer AI hybrid shows impressive results, and war deepens Iran's water crisis ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ May 30, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/njVFubXkaQmDofZCbt4n6G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s moon plans overshadowed by gigantic rocket explosion, the Doomsday Glacier&#039;s ice shelf near collapse, a quantum computer AI hybrid, and Iran&#039;s water crisis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Astronauts build a moon base on the left, and a top-down view of Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is jet lag, and how can you avoid it? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Long-haul travelers often feel totally out of whack for several days after arriving at their destination. Jet lag is a natural phenomenon, but can it be prevented? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:15:22 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Melissa Hobson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QRm2xT2zPfUP5DxGFz3yPR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jet lag is a mismatch between our internal body clock and our time zone, as these passengers at Beijing Capital International airport can attest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two men sit with their luggage in an airport.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Moon 2026: An extremely rare micromoon rises tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A rare Blue Moon, the second full moon in May, will also be a "micromoon" near its farthest point from Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/72kcbiboEdRF2By7r5YvrG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Blue Moon, the second full moon of May, will be best seen rising on May 30.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A time lapse image showing a pink to yellow full moon moving across a blue sky.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skeletal remains of Queen Elisenda, one of the most powerful rulers in medieval Europe, unearthed in Barcelona — along with several others who bore unexplained stab wounds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In honor of the 700th-anniversary founding of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes in Barcelona, scientists opened eight 14th-century graves and studied the 25 people found inside, including a queen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:20:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Archaeology]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zEf9PNVUC3GCwbPADvNQEJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sarcophagus of Queen Elisenda in the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria Pedralbes.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[carved and painted sarcophagus that looks like a woman sleeping peacefully]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tests that measure 'biological age' aren't helpful for tracking your health, scientists say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tests that measure biological aging are informative tools for studying large numbers of people but not for tracking individual health status. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Idan Shalev ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y5N9j4km4iV5jcJX6Cq2uc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Are biological age tests worth the price tag? ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman in a dark blue t shirt puts a saliva collection swap inside her cheek, her other hand holding a plastic vial.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Japan hits 6G key milestone with high-frequency speeds topping 100 Gbps ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have built a miniaturized microcomb-driven terahertz wireless communication system that's 90 times smaller than conventional chips to deliver record-breaking data-transfer speeds at ultrahigh frequencies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Communications]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ roland.moore-colyer@futurenet.com (Roland Moore-Colyer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Moore-Colyer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/riwRorAzBJGhzSuu5GL2KY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tiny microcombs with optical fibers could hold the solution to fast and stable wireless 6G networks.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a glowing blue bubble with the label &quot;6G&quot; on it next to a series of chips with red lines and rainbow shapes on them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ War has brought Iran's water crisis to a breaking point: 'Things will collapse unless there is meaningful structural change' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Iran is experiencing "water bankruptcy" that stems from decades of broken water governance and aggressive policies, and the current war is exacerbating the crisis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:39:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:57:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UL2e5hMTZygY8kazx2CNEM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[War is deepening a water crisis in Iran that has depleted the country&#039;s surface water, as well as its groundwater resources.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A cartoon showing nuclear missiles being shot down on a dry cracked landscape over a wall.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ OpenAI's internal AI model just solved an 80-year-old math problem ‪—‬ and mathematicians verified it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The closest the field has come to solving the planar unit distance problem, first proposed in the 1940s, was in 1984. Now, OpenAI claims an internal model has cracked the puzzle. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 15:16:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Drew Turney ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qq58vzDRZzLqLrZAcLEoJe-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[How many unit distances can you fit on a single piece of paper? OpenAI says one of its models knows.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Unit distances on a rescaled square grid.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'I would never have guessed it': Unexpected effect is squeezing Mars' atmosphere like toothpaste, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have uncovered an unexpected phenomenon, dubbed the Zwan-Wolf effect, squeezing plasma "like toothpaste" in Mars' upper atmosphere. This effect, which also happens on Earth, was thought to be impossible on the Red Planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:48:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:08:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pJCMFU4kZVW3Ux8UwMWecZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s MAVEN spacecraft detected strange &quot;wiggles&quot; in Mars&#039; atmosphere after a powerful coronal mass ejection smashed into the Red Planet in 2023. These fluctuations were tell-tale signs of the Zwan-Wolf effect, which was previously thought to be impossible on Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of MAVEN in orbit around Mars]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fingal's Cave: Scotland's 'cave of melody' where eerie echoes bounce off pillars of solidified lava ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fingal's Cave is a hollow inside the Scottish island of Staffa that is characterized by massive, interlocking hexagonal columns of volcanic rock and astonishing acoustics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Geology]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sascha Pare ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kZqFAKgo4BBByhJcARJ9NH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Fingal&#039;s Cave is part of a network of caves on the Scottish island of Staffa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Fingal&#039;s Cave in Scotland viewed from the ocean.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Very rough day': Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes in gigantic fireball, days after being selected for NASA moon missions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The rocket explosion, a contender for the largest in American history, is a significant setback for Jeff Bezos and NASA. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:04:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:37:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qC5qTZdGfnDNcCyeBHcmgg-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs ‪—‬ watch it scale walls and move through trees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 21:01:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Robotics]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oAyvNUfBh7uwVsPVVNgHGd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research suggests that a sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A 20-legged robot rolls down a dirt path in the woods.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A single day of attacks on Iranian oil refineries released as much sulfur dioxide as a volcanic eruption ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fires from March 7 airstrikes created a sulfur dioxide plume spanning 185,000 square miles. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sophie Berdugo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Mps5nVjAXcbbbeu5ioqbHh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pollutants released by the airstrikes mixed with precipitation to produce &quot;black rain&quot; loaded with toxic particles such as hydrocarbons.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[View overlooking Tehran with giant smoke cloud over city with four children on a bench watching the scene. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese chemists test 'self-cleaning' fabric coating that can remove stains without laundry detergent ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Material scientists in China have created a new kind of coating that keeps clothes clean without the need for wasteful detergents. It could reduce the water and electricity costs of doing laundry by 80%. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:36:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:00:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8yAhfSzjfudh3LnAHtAacg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new protective coating created by Chinese scientists coaxes water molecules into an armor-like configuration that largely prevents stains from forming on fabric.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a series of round spheres inside a larger blue bubble next to bright green grass.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's being promoted like there's absolutely no risk': Why some experts say melatonin should be considered a drug rather than a supplement ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers want stricter testing, better labels and accurate dosages for a wildly popular sleep aid that comes with some risks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:56:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Georgia Michelman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ji2TqhLoruAFW5WmMA6U5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Melatonin pills and gummies are soaring in popularity, but researchers worry about perceived harmlessness and a lack of regulation over the industry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman in bed reaches for a blue bottle with the label melatonin on it on her nightstand]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Celestron NexStar 6SE review ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dependable and sharp 6-inch GoTo telescope with sharp views and basic imaging potential, but with dated tech that’s a bit slow to set up. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zane Landers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GTFnwmuP44BqXpHg79qTuX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Celestron NexStar 6SE in a backyard, in front of a brick wall]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Celestron NexStar 6SE in a backyard, in front of a brick wall]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Controversial 'JuMBO' planets discovered by James Webb telescope may not be an illusion after all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two pairs of "rogue" Jupiter-size, planet-like objects have been found in a large star-forming region in the Milky Way, a new study claims. The findings suggest the weird objects actually do exist, and are not an illusion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:26:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Abha Jain ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4BoiCTeTa2pSDPGL3kBQaM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lower Centaurus-Crux association, where the new Jupiter-size object pairs dwell. Dominated by blue stars, it lies 385 light-years away from us. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a purple star-scape with blue and orange stars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have warned that the Thwaites Glacier, one of the largest glaciers in the world, is about to lose its eastern ice shelf. We spoke to marine geophysicist Robert Larter about what this means for the "Doomsday Glacier." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 08:04:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 28 May 2026 15:12:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8b2Vk4UcRtEwrKyVe9gRHF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thwaites Glacier is the largest glacier in West Antarctica, pictured here by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in 2019.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite image of the Thwaites Glacier captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 11 September 2019.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,200-year-old gold hoard discovered in Saudi Arabia may have been buried by a medieval pilgrim ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,200-year-old hoard of gold, silver and gemstones that was buried along a medieval pilgrimage route in Saudi Arabia. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gyPNLwNAz9Amr5vnD2y7im-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Archaeologists discovered a ceramic jar containing over 100 gold and silver artifacts at the site of Dhariyah.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a broken ceramic pot with gold and beaded jewelry spilling out on a white background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Poised to disintegrate': Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is set to lose its ice shelf this year ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier" is on the brink of losing its ice shelf, further compromising the already melting ice mass and threatening to unleash devastating sea-level rises. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cxCZvnRZBsN9D29LvkTPNR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Thwaites Glacier has been melting rapidly since the 1980s.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view from above of a large glacier in the ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ James Webb telescope discovers 'naked' black hole that somehow formed before its own galaxy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers weighed a black hole in a "little red dot" discovered by the James Webb telescope. They found it to be so overmassive that it may have formed before its host galaxy had a chance to develop. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Shreejaya Karantha ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JrjUccQGh6eYW2T5yFnfNF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ NASA, ESA, CSA, I. Labbe (Swinburne University of Technology), R. Bezanson (University of Pittsburgh), A. Pagan (STScI]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The galaxy cluster Abell 2744, imaged here by the James Webb Space Telescope, magnifies the light of some of the most distant galaxies and black holes in the known universe. New research uncovers the secrets of one such black hole.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) in deep space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA administrator hails 'Golden Age' of lunar exploration as Moon Base plans unveiled ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The space agency described the moon base as a sprawling city-like lunar outpost stretching over hundreds of square miles. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hut98Zst9AHGY34m8oKp8c-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist’s impression of astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at a future Moon Base.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist’s impression of astronauts, habitats, rovers, power systems, and cargo operations supporting sustained human activities at a future Moon Base.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Romans and Vikings left few genetic traces of their occupations of Britain, research suggests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite their occupations of Britain, the Romans and Vikings didn't leave much of a genetic mark on Britons. The Anglo-Saxons, though, were a different story. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Metcalfe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DJHt5MgDoDyTPnT7c57d8D-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Despite its nearly 400-year-long occupation of Britain, which included founding the English city of Bath (pictured here), the Romans left a relatively small genetic imprint on the British people. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a gray statue of a man wearing a cloth toga and laurel crown.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The sun would all but disappear, and the moon would always look full': A radio astronomer shares her mind-bending view of the universe ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Radio astronomer Emma Chapman explains why the radio view of the universe is so crucial to space exploration, astronomy, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U3WeXNJ2n7aG3GQFhSA4MY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Milky Way’s center as seen by the MeerKAT radio telescope. If humans could see radio light, the sky would glow day and night with magnetic field lines, supernova explosions, and ionized gas. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colorful streak of blue and golden lights against a dark backdrop]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: Whiplike rashes appeared on a woman's back after she ate shiitake mushrooms ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A woman developed bright-red rashes on her back that looked like marks from a whip, and at first, it wasn't clear what caused them. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPBZN9rW7H4dKCZJRoytBJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Red streaks suddenly appeared on a woman&#039;s back after she ate mushrooms.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two photos showing a close up of a woman&#039;s back, with a series of red, claw-like marks across her skin]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brilliant-green fireball meteor explodes over erupting volcano in the Philippines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Multiple videos show a rare "fireball" meteor breaking apart with a flash of emerald light over the erupting Mount Mayon. Initial reports suggested that the falling space rock hit the volcano, but this was untrue. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jx8n5eK5ZDZB8wWf3uQDbF-1280-80.jpg">
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