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      <news:title><![CDATA[No sun, no wind: Chinese scientists have managed to convert the impact of rain into electricity, and a small panel has already powered 50 lights at the same time]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[What a drought has done underground in Panama’s tropical forests is surprising scientists: the fine roots have shrunk by nearly 50 percent, and concerns are mounting over carbon]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[California may be overlooking a type of earthquake that is much more destructive than it appeared]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The world’s largest nuclear reactor is back online, and its reopening raises an uncomfortable question about the world’s energy future]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-22T04:23:24-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Psychology suggests that people who don’t turn on the lights outside their homes at Christmas aren’t necessarily cold or distant; in many cases, they’ve simply learned to prioritize authenticity, simplicity, and peace of mind over public displays of celebration]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T20:21:36+00:00</lastmod>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T19:58:55+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Scientists warn about synthetic bacteria that could threaten life as we know it]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/denmark-is-turning-off-the-white-light-from-its-streetlamps-and-painting-a-road-red-to-solve-a-nighttime-crisis-that-almost-no-one-sees-urban-light-was-blocking-the-path-of-bats/31118/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-21T15:01:33+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Denmark is turning off the white light from its streetlamps and painting a road red to solve a nighttime crisis that almost no one sees: urban light was blocking the path of bats]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T14:51:00+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Hans Adolf Krebs, Nobel laureate in Medicine: “The breakdown and burning of fats depend, to a large extent, on the continuous catabolism of carbohydrates”]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A zoo in the United States is building a $46 million African savanna, and the most striking feature isn’t the giraffes or the rhinos, but a hotel with a direct view of the habitat]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-21T10:40:55+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[In 1940, a boy followed his dog through a clearing in the trees and ended up entering a cave that had remained sealed for millennia, where he found more than 2,000 images and animals painted 17,000 years ago]]></news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-21T05:53:59-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Psychology suggests that the kindest people don’t always end up surrounded by close friends; they have often learned to be helpful, understanding, and available in ways that make others feel cared for, but not necessarily understood by them]]></news:title>
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