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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA shuts off another Voyager 1 instrument as humanity's most distant spacecraft prepares for risky 'Big Bang' maneuver to save power ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another instrument to save the mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:40:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UbGVdsGpa7MfEzeSc6yadJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s impression of the Voyager 1 spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A small space probe floating above a purple and blue starry background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. But why, and what are the impacts? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:33:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Weather]]></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/RRhm5qLPWdqTGorj3rLTP4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The current drought in Florida has parched even the Everglades (pictured from above) and nearby reserves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial images of the parched Everglades in March 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Neanderthal toddlers grew faster than modern humans, probably because of the harsh environment they evolved in ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study of a Neanderthal toddler reveals that our closest evolutionary relatives' growth patterns differed from those of modern humans. ]]>
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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/MSLPa44tfqqDwhiMYN85yR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The researchers made a 3D model of the Amud 7 Neanderthal skeleton.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[screencap of a 3D model of a Neanderthal child skeleton]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Nations need to prepare now': Key Atlantic ocean current is much closer to collapse than scientists thought ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An alarming study claims the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation is weakening more than believed previously. But experts say its findings are far from the final word. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:46:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:53:06 +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/mhmyo2aVVXYBZzv9uNgsfH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Continuous monitoring of the AMOC only began in 2004. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Stormy ocean]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New blood test aims to spot liver scarring before it paves the way to cancer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Liver scarring can pave the way to cancer down the line. A new blood test in development might help doctors spot it. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Medicine &amp; Drugs]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Hanan Hammad ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JzzCNgNDazBDUSoV4e4fAL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new blood test looks for free-floating bits of DNA that have been linked to liver scarring.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person wearing all white holds a plastic tube with a pink cap half full of reddish liquid in their two hands covered in purple nitrile gloves. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We're the best servants anyone could dream of!': AI superintelligence has no need to enslave humans because we're already bowing to it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A future AI would have no need to rid the world of humanity because we're incredibly useful. But if it did want to shrug us off, this is how it would likely play out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:42:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gregory Stock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UC8DRafT5WorTr5aHpc7gQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In his new book, &quot;Generation AI and the Transformation of Human Being,&quot; writer Gregory Stock draws on evolutionary biology and social science to explore what future of artificial intelligence might look like. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A woman with a pony tail looks to the right at a robot face looking back at her with red and green lighting in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Glowing ring of plankton surrounding New Zealand islands linked to deadly underwater plateau — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent satellite photo captured a gleaming halo of phytoplankton encircling the remote Chatham Islands. The stunning sight is the result of a hidden underwater structure, which has also helped kill hundreds of cetaceans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:33:26 +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/WntAEWYUaXJwBEAXaa9JnN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A bright halo of blooming phytoplankton was snapped surrounding the Chatham Islands in January 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A satellite photo showing a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean with a glowing green ring of algae surrounding them]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A giant 'shadow' has been creeping across Mars for 50 years — and scientists aren't sure why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A dark patch in Mars' Utopia Planitia region has grown significantly since it was first photographed in 1976. Scientists have a loose understanding of what it is, but they can't properly explain its gradual growth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:23:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:59:01 +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/TXffQy33zrckDsMW2Aut7G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A section of Mars&#039; Utopia Planitia covered with dark volcanic materials is slowly expanding across the Red Planet&#039;s surface. And experts are not sure why.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial photo of Mars showing a dark shadow-like patch of ground]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bruce the parrot is missing his upper beak —‬ but that hasn't stopped him from becoming an undefeated jousting champion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A kea parrot in New Zealand who lost the top part of his beak when young has developed a new way to fight other males that has made him unbeatable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 21:52:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Olivia Ferrari ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZv2zHSYkwxR2PMnABWpRW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bruce the parrot uses his injured beak to win competitions with other male parrots. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray and green parrot looks at the camera, its beak open with the top of its beak missing. Grasses and trees sit behind it.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists identify main cause of extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A key gene tied to hyperemesis gravidarum, an extreme form of vomiting in pregnancy, is also linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, scientists report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:20:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:59:01 +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/iR4M36MKSfaXypsMLqMLMW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hyperemesis gravidarum is the most extreme form of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pregnant person on bed next to crib holding mouth and stomach]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Altar to Sol: A rare 1,900-year-old monument dedicated to the Roman god of light and used in a secret underground ritual ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This unique carved altar represents the triumph of light over darkness in ancient Roman religion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:54:50 +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/5kvXuD3JdFoxBZqqQhYbrf-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Loneliness may contribute to memory issues, but not dementia — they are 'not the same thing' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A researcher explains what we know — and what we don't — about the link between loneliness and memory problems. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:11:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivana Babicova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8HMVeZx59Uki3fJDXdLgdM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A researcher explains why the link between loneliness and memory loss may be more nuanced than scientists thought.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an illustration with the silhouette of an older man, with a smaller silhouette of a man sweeping bits of dust off the top of the older man&#039;s head]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Naked mole rats wage bloody wars of succession to choose a new queen — but one colony did something scientists have never seen before ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When their queen dies, naked mole rat females usually wage bloody battles of succession. But peace may be possible, a new study suggests ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jeanna Bryner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fm7BpbExHyyMxSy7bgRzKM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The chances of you living 50 years are very small': Theoretical physicist explains why humanity likely won't survive to see all the forces unified ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Live Science spoke with Nobel prize-winning physicist David Gross, who recently received the $3 million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, about the quest to unite all the forces and why humanity might not live to see a unified theory. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DUqHN8S9xCzpFFYoTZ5ct-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The quest to unite gravity with the other three forces has long plagued physicists. Whether we eventually devise a testable &quot;unified&quot; theory remains to be seen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of two particles as glowing geodesic shapes surrounded be halos of pink, yellow and blue light]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can the US be trusted with the moon? A law scholar raises concerns after Artemis II's success. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis II moon mission was a great success. But America's longterm ambitions in space may deserve some scrutiny, a law scholar argues, given the nation's recent conduct on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Art Cotterell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3rniEYk7aYqt2UJxxDRqBB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis II rocket blasted off on its historic moon mission on April 1, 2026. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a stream of orange fire coming from the Artemis I rocket as it launched into space at night]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lyrid meteor shower 2026: See spring's first rain of 'shooting stars' peak in moonless skies ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Expect bright fireballs during the Lyrid meteor shower, which will peak in moonless skies on April 22, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9tSARvvZtjidzcmTmdJ2zi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Largest-ever 3D map of the universe shows 47 million galaxies, from the Milky Way to 'cosmic noon' — Space photo of the week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The largest 3D map of the universe, created with data from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, shows 47 million galaxies in stunning detail. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BcLRrTufB7CCq8C5a6Sqea-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A small portion of DESI&#039;s year-five map of the large-scale structure of the universe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A blue and white map against a dark background. The denser areas indicate regions where galaxies and galaxy clusters have clumped together to form the strands of the cosmic web. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can chickens really run around with their heads cut off? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's lore about chickens surviving from seconds to months after their heads are chopped off, but what does the science say? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley P. Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PLqb9h226U2khY4rXcnw3T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ $3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a functional cure for the deadly blood disorders sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3qbaTRBCD2pnJxQJ9us4Nd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 2026 Breakthrough Prize was given to two researchers whose research led to a functional cure for sickle cell disease.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of the inside of a blood vessel, showing healthy donut shaped cells and sickle-shaped blood cells]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 700-year-old mummy from Bolivia contains earliest confirmed evidence of strep throat bacteria in the Americas ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A DNA analysis of pathogens from a pre-Hispanic mummy revealed that the bacterium that causes scarlet fever and strep throat was present in the Americas prior to European colonization. ]]>
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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/xFnbxikUBjuXAuGWY8Z638-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The mummy was found in a tomb called a chullpa on the Bolivian Altiplano.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[three brick tombs in the Bolivian desert]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New pain-relief opioid could be much less addictive than morphine, rodent study finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new and potentially safer opioid has been tested in lab rats, and the results suggest it relieves pain with a lower risk of addiction than other drugs in its class. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kamal Nahas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MSByFCv8FmcqQbvo7XB6vb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new synthetic opioid may pose a lower risk of addiction than morphine while still relieving pain, a study in rats has found.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a series of medicine bottles, IV drips and syringes sitting on a turquoise sheet. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new drug that works by making tumors more susceptible to chemotherapy and the immune system has increased survival in those with advanced pancreatic cancer in a trial. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ RJ Mackenzie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ouejyxLkXTqzQEY4StXncY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to catch in its early stages and treat effectively.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A microscopic image shows two orange cells attached by a strand between them, against a dark blue background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science news this week: Physicists witness faster-than-light darkness pinpricks, humans are still evolving, and some polar bears are getting fatter than ever  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ April 18, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7usLS9NEtwQKFienEciP9J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This week&#039;s science news includes singularities in light and sound waves and lobsters experiencing pain. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two images side by side, the one on the left is an illustration of blue and orange black holes and the one on the right is a close up of a green and red lobster. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Did King Arthur really exist? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The stories about King Arthur are almost certainly false or greatly exaggerated, but did the man himself exist? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qEpw46d5eoYdeqq6SL6WSZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Science history: Doctor autopsies the brain of a man who couldn't speak — and reveals the seat of spoken language — April 18, 1861 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Dr. Paul Broca conducted an autopsy on a patient known as "Tan," who had aphasia, or the inability to speak. Broca's work identified a region of the brain that is key to spoken language. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Neuroscience]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XXJaFtR7U36yh5fRQswwAJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Broca&#039;s area of the brain (highlighted here) helps with speech processing. Dr. Paul Broca noted that damage to this general region of the brain was associated with aphasia after interacting with a patient nicknamed &quot;Tan.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A transparent skull over a white background holds a tan brain with an area in the middle a deep red.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The temple included a network of water infrastructure, revealing the importance of the ancient city and the Nile. ]]>
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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/hieL5s7hjqSaXjEt4TUyT7-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The temple to Pelusius was fully excavated over the past several years in North Sinai, Egypt.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[overview of a large circular brick temple being excavated in the desert]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Some polar bears are adapting to their melting habitat. Will it be enough to save the iconic species? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Bears in Svalbard, Norway, are fatter than expected, and others in Greenland are showing signs of genetically adapting to climate change — but the signs elsewhere are not good. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Simms ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BgHESbK5CdzYz2c5An4PGk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A polar bear (&lt;em&gt;Ursus maritimus&lt;/em&gt;) is seen near the Polish Research Station on Spitsbergen, Svalbard, in the Norwegian Arctic. Polar bears in the region seem to be fatter than people expected.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large white bear walks on its four paws across a green and brown tundra landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 2 supermassive black holes may collide 100 years from now ‪—‬ and Earth would feel it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a galaxy 500 million light-years away, two supermassive black holes could merge, spreading gravitational waves across the universe. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GwVdCy2wAw22nJtYL37UwR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing two black holes beginning to collide.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two large dark holes are seen close together against a red glowing cosmic background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anglo-Saxon burial holds an older sister cradling her little brother after they both died 1,400 years ago, possibly of an infectious disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An ancient-DNA analysis of a rare Anglo-Saxon double burial revealed the people in the grave were brother and sister. ]]>
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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/qCFZXF7Ni7YRZPh5bEffrj-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artistic reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon double burial.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an artist&#039;s sketch of a teenage girl and her younger brother in an Anglo-Saxon burial]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Colorado River may have pooled and spilled over to form the Grand Canyon, solving a long-standing mystery ‪—‬ but not everyone agrees ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Colorado River muscled its way through today's Grand Canyon after pooling as a giant lake, according to new research. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F2wEugVw4ZEjwHXzVqgoRF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists have found evidence suggesting the Colorado River pooled in a giant lake before eventually spilling out and carving the Grand Canyon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of flat red plateaus with a blue river cutting between them, creating a valley, with trees in the foreground. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We all screamed when it happened': Bright-green fireball meteor caught exploding over famous Viking raid site in UK ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Photographers caught a spectacular emerald-green fireball meteor streaking above Lindisfarne in northeast England, where Viking raiders famously killed and robbed Christian monks in the eighth century. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:35:49 +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/m3hN2hwAjdhWwuwqLGiTWb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographers saw the green fireball (right) streak over Lindisfarne Castle in the UK while out shooting the Milky Way at night.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photograph of Lindisfarne Castle at night with the band of the Milky Way on the left of the image and a streaking line of green light on the right hand side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun's atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend. ]]>
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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/nERaRfLTGSn5qrXMmV3mTi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Coronal Hole in the sun that opened up this week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustrated photo showing a hole in the sun&#039;s corona.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hackers used AI to steal hundreds of millions of Mexican government and private citizen records in one of the largest cybersecurity breaches ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A group of hackers used both Claude Code and ChatGPT in a cybersecurity hack that lasted two and a half months. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence]]></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/jehBSsJv2AscLTzfX8775R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A hacker used Anthropic&#039;s Claude Code and OpenAI&#039;s GPT-4.1 AI systems to steal hundreds of millions of records from the Mexican government. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a laptop showing a white screen with the word &quot;Claude&quot; on it in dark black letters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The first black hole ever discovered is spewing 'dancing jets' at half the speed of light ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astronomers have accurately measured the "dancing" energy jets of the first confirmed black hole, Cygnus X-1, more than 60 years after it was first spotted. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kiUmxRKusheULzfYYs9yiY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have finally measured the energy jets of the black hole Cygnus X-1 by mapping out how they wobble, or &quot;dance,&quot; due to stellar winds from its partner star HDE 226868.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of a black hole with bent jets pulling stellar material away from a giant blue star]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's black hole information paradox could be solved — if the universe has 7 dimensions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stephen Hawking's theory of black hole evaporation clashes with the laws of quantum mechanics. A new paper finds a way around this paradox, provided that the universe has seven dimensions. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.l.feldman@gmail.com (Andrey Feldman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrey Feldman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9EmwKqK8khtCEiE7kWxxG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of space-time around a black hole. New theoretical research hints that three hidden dimensions of the cosmos could prevent black holes from ever truly disappearing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A swirl of blue and red light around a dark black hole in the right side of the image sits on a white grid of blocks showing the fabric of spacetime]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Something's missing': Most thorough-ever study of the cosmos proves we still can't explain how the universe is expanding ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A comprehensive new study combines decades of research to reveal that we're missing an essential component in our understanding of how the universe works. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ivan Farkas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R8v8g8Bz9TjatbrfyDBTp3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of a cosmic ‘distance ladder’ used to calculate the expansion rate of the universe. New research confirms, with the most thorough dataset ever, that something still doesn’t add up in our standard model of cosmology.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s interpretation of the cosmic distance ladder, where each rung of the ladder provides information that can be used to determine the distances at the next higher rung. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and leprosy in humans, according to a new study. ]]>
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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/wUdSbmHnyTsWK4sS8zmx6G-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers found that natural selection has acted on genes for red hair and male-pattern baldness.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[two redheaded people - a man and a woman - hugging and looking at one another]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Artemis II quiz: Is your knowledge of NASA's historic moon mission out of this world? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/space-exploration/artemis-ii-quiz-is-your-knowledge-of-nasas-historic-moon-mission-out-of-this-world</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The slingshot around the moon has catapulted the Artemis II mission to legendary status. How much do you know about this iconic mission? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:49:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:51:45 +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/9UbWbKZPzbHdpuNyu8ND4K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis II mission took thousands of photographs of the moon during its flyby. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Four images next to each other show the surface of the moon, a dark sphere of the moon covering the sun, four astronauts wearing eclipse glasses, and a female astronaut looking up at Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New study confirms lobsters feel pain, driving scientists to call for a ban on boiling them alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study adds to the growing body of evidence that lobsters feel pain, with the crustaceans seemingly responding to electrical shocks with emotional distress. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7nN7hqiuobKUEuR3RtAd9E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[U.K. scientists are calling for a ban on boiling lobsters alive after another study has found that the crustaceans feel pain.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A pair of green and red lobsters sit in a square Styrofoam container. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This humanoid robot does all your housework for you ‪—‬ and its makers say it's ready for your home ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/this-humanoid-robot-does-all-your-housework-for-you-and-its-makers-say-its-ready-for-your-home</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Panther has been filmed doing basic household chores, like making the bed and cooking breakfast. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:51:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ba6USUQnUw9t667RKCa2QT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[UniX AI&#039;s humanoid Panther robot cooks breakfast in the kitchen.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white humanoid robot stands over a kitchen stove, holding utensils.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient process that created rare earth elements discovered — and it could help us locate desperately needed deposits ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/ancient-process-that-created-rare-earth-elements-discovered-and-it-could-help-us-locate-desperately-needed-deposits</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new study suggests rare earth elements form in magma above ancient subduction zones, as that magma reacts with substances that are released when one tectonic plate dives beneath another. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:18:57 +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/Ff5QYzuLKhhc7iPKuReCrP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New research could narrow down the search for rare earth deposits. Pictured here is a rare earth minerals mine inside Mojave National Preserve.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aerial view of a rare earth minerals mine in the Mojave National Preserve in California.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange mammal ancestor laid huge, leathery eggs —‬ and it was key to surviving the world's worst mass extinction ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Using synchrotron X-ray CT scans of a fossilized, intact embryo, researchers found evidence that the plant-eating mammal Lystrosaurus laid eggs, which answers a key question about mammalian evolution. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:15:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:51:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H5KqFSt7L4HRdcxnRor7Zm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Professor Julien Benoit]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A researcher holds up the fossilized egg in the control room of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility in France, just before its scan. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ovular shape fossil and a 3D scan showing what&#039;s inside]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 73 moon landings? NASA's 'Moon Base User's Guide' reveals the agency's 'most ambitious space project' will be fraught with challenges ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has released a 'Moon Base User's Guide' that reveals the major gaps the agency and its partners must fill in to land and live on the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gHFbuhasJT99xMSnMznYpf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA is trying to speed up its lunar missions and establish a permanent moon base, but it won&#039;t be easy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA wants to speed up its lunar missions and establish a permanent moon base.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A woman heard voices telling her she had a brain tumor ‪—‬ and scans confirmed she did ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/health/diagnostic-dilemma-a-woman-heard-voices-telling-her-she-had-a-brain-tumor-and-scans-confirmed-she-did</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a strange medical case, a woman suddenly started hearing voices, and they directed her to seek care for a brain tumor. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tL7LnHaX6x3ekecQz7ZoJ5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A woman sought medical care after she started hearing unfamiliar voices.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a woman with wavy brown hair holds her hand to her mouth. She stands next to closed window blinds and looks to the left of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Triassic croc relative from Ghost Ranch, New Mexico finally identified after nearly 80 years in museum basement ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ During the Triassic, a newly described species related to modern crocodiles and alligators stalked prey on land, not the water, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S2KzCXQNeqzgDbSTUJFjMQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[ Julio Lacerda]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The newly named genus and species &lt;em&gt;Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa&lt;/em&gt; (left) is bitten by &lt;em&gt;Hesperosuchus agilis&lt;/em&gt; (right) near a &lt;em&gt;Coelophysis&lt;/em&gt; carcass at what is now Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows two four-legged crocodile-like animals standing over a large, long-necked animal carcass lying in a stream.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ There were 'audible screams of delight': Why Artemis II sightings of meteor flashes on the moon have scientists giddy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meteorite strikes spotted on the moon by the Artemis II crew will help scientists assess dangers to future moon bases, infrastructure, and astronauts. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nH3NzZErmtnW3YrVPYFgQ5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artemis II pilot Victor Glover (right) looks at the moon during a close flyby (left). During the historic 7-hour flyby, the crew spotted at least four flashes from meteorites striking the lunar surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite of two images, the one on the left being a close up of the moon&#039;s gray, cratered surface and the right showing a man wearing glasses looking out a window to the left of the image]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Physicists just witnessed pinpricks of darkness moving faster than the speed of light ‪—‬ without breaking the laws of relativity ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, researchers measured singularities in combined light and sound waves moving faster than the speed of light. The findings have implications in fluid dynamics, optics and many other fields. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PQswpbxFMarZgAR3f2jzWf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist’s impression of dark singularities surrounded by fast-moving whirlpools. A new physics experiment shows that entities like these can actually surpass the speed of light.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration shows swirling orange and blue holes against a glowing wall to the left. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mini lake meets snowy rim of Canada's oldest ice mass — Earth from space ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 2010 satellite photo shows the point where a small lake bisects the snowy rim of an ancient glacier on Canada's Baffin Island. The rippling, snow-rimmed structure is the last remaining fragment of a colossal ice sheet that once covered large parts of North America. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Arctic]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wqqB6RqDeezRgNRLz7jfdD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This 2010 satellite photo shows the point where the diminutive Gee Lake intersects with the ancient, stripy gray ice the Barnes Ice Cap.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Satellite photo showing a lake bisecting the snowy edge of a gray ridged glacier]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stone Age tombs in Scotland reveal 'webs of descent' among male relatives ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An analysis of DNA from Stone Age skeletons buried in Scotland reveals how people organized the burial of their dead. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:19:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ kkillgrove@livescience.com (Kristina Killgrove) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kristina Killgrove ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lq2Scoqf7mKN6YZLowN3iY-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Vicki Cummings]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[One of the tombs at Loch Calder in the Scottish Highlands.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A moss-covered stone tomb on the edge of a coastline in Scotland]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Oslo patient' likely cured of HIV after getting stem cell transplant from his brother, who is genetically resistant to the virus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man known as the "Oslo patient" joins a short list of people in long-term remission from HIV following bone marrow transplants. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:08:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nyMuAaZA2RcDNTPpCpLPBU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A patient who underwent a HIV-eliminating transplant procedure at age 58 is still in remission from HIV at age 63.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a 3D sphere with red spikes on it getting dissolved into yellow and red particles in a clear fluid with bubbles all around]]></media:text>
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