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      <news:title><![CDATA[The planet’s green belt is shifting, and scientists are concerned: terrestrial vegetation is moving northeast at an accelerating rate]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/there-is-already-a-list-of-45-planets-that-could-come-in-handy-if-earth-were-to-find-itself-in-a-truly-dire-situation-and-that-number-gives-us-plenty-of-room-to-dream-up-a-plan-b/31477/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[There is already a list of 45 planets that could come in handy if Earth were to find itself in a truly dire situation, and that number gives us plenty of room to dream up a Plan B.]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[They have created a molecule never before seen in nature with an extremely strange half-Möbius topology, and even the electrons behave in a very unusual way inside it]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-04-29T01:22:56+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[What if DNA were telling a story of unequal attraction between sapiens and Neanderthals that is far more human, complex, and uncomfortable than we had imagined until now?]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-potentially-habitable-super-earth-has-been-discovered-just-10-light-years-away-and-the-big-question-of-what-might-be-waiting-for-us-out-there-returns-with-a-vengeance/31463/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-29T01:09:29+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A potentially habitable super-Earth has been discovered just 10 light years away, and the big question of what might be waiting for us out there returns with a vengeance]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/after-500-years-they-believe-they-have-found-the-key-that-could-solve-one-of-the-greatest-mysteries-of-the-vitruvian-man-leonardos-most-famous-and-enigmatic-drawing/31459/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T23:51:23+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[After 500 years, they believe they have found the key that could solve one of the greatest mysteries of the Vitruvian Man, Leonardo’s most famous and enigmatic drawing.]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/meteorologists-are-beginning-to-talk-about-a-possible-super-el-nino-in-the-coming-months-and-that-combination-already-points-to-maps-filled-with-heat-extreme-rainfall-and-very-rare-phenomena/31452/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T23:30:59+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Meteorologists are beginning to talk about a possible super El Niño in the coming months, and that combination already points to maps filled with heat, extreme rainfall, and very rare phenomena]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-new-study-suggests-that-human-women-and-neanderthal-men-interbred-much-more-frequently-than-previously-thought-which-rewrites-part-of-the-history-of-our-origins/31447/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T22:47:54+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-30T10:15:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[A new study suggests that human women and Neanderthal men interbred much more frequently than previously thought, which rewrites part of the history of our origins]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/xenobots-made-from-frog-cells-are-no-longer-just-biological-robots-they-now-also-have-something-resembling-a-primitive-nervous-system-and-that-changes-everything-a-little-more/31441/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T22:30:06+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-30T08:45:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Xenobots made from frog cells are no longer just biological robots; they now also have something resembling a primitive nervous system, and that changes everything a little more]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/they-embraced-for-12000-years-and-now-dna-has-revealed-that-this-paleolithic-scene-was-even-more-moving-and-mysterious-than-it-initially-appeared/31437/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T22:31:03+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[They embraced for 12,000 years, and now DNA has revealed that this Paleolithic scene was even more moving and mysterious than it initially appeared]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-want-to-build-an-instrument-on-the-moon-capable-of-detecting-black-hole-collisions-and-the-moons-near-total-silence-could-be-the-key-to-the-projects-success/31433/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T20:37:48+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Scientists want to build an instrument on the Moon capable of detecting black hole collisions, and the Moon’s near-total silence could be the key to the project’s success]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/tardigrades-have-gone-from-being-tiny-extremely-rare-creatures-to-becoming-true-guardians-of-the-galaxy-in-a-story-that-combines-extreme-biology-and-planetary-protection/31427/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T12:51:08+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T17:00:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Tardigrades have gone from being tiny, extremely rare creatures to becoming true guardians of the galaxy, in a story that combines extreme biology and planetary protection]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/they-froze-a-brain-and-then-managed-to-reactivate-its-electrical-activity-a-phrase-that-sounds-like-science-fiction-but-is-already-becoming-a-central-part-of-real-scientific-discourse/31424/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T12:40:54+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T15:00:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[They froze a brain and then managed to reactivate its electrical activity—a phrase that sounds like science fiction, but is already becoming a central part of real scientific discourse]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/sea-levels-could-rise-27-centimeters-more-than-predicted-and-put-an-additional-132-million-people-in-the-danger-zone-by-2100-according-to-a-new-and-alarming-estimate/31420/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T12:31:44+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Sea levels could rise 27 centimeters more than predicted and put an additional 132 million people in the danger zone by 2100, according to a new and alarming estimate]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/it-stands-over-100-feet-tall-nearly-200-feet-wide-at-the-base-and-may-be-older-than-many-famous-monuments-now-noaa-believes-that-this-maug-coral-may-hold-clues-to-the-future-of-reefs/30080/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-29T16:44:11+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-29T11:44:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[It stands over 100 feet tall, is nearly 200 feet wide at the base, and may be older than many famous monuments; now NOAA believes that this Maug coral may hold clues to the future of reefs]]></news:title>
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