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      <news:title><![CDATA[China is transforming the Takla Makan Desert, which at 337,000 km² is almost the size of Poland, into a “lung in the sand”: the 66 billion trees planted since 1978 have increased vegetation, multiplied rainfall during the wet season by 2.5 times, and even reduced local CO2 levels from 416 to 413 ppm]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A group of amateur astronomers has just “heard” a signal from 25 billion kilometers away, confirming that Voyager 1 is still transmitting from the outer reaches of the Solar System]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The more 3I/ATLAS is observed, the stranger it becomes. It now measures 2.6 km and its composition baffles even the experts]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[China has set itself the goal of “dominating” the Solar System by the year 2100, and what is most surprising is that it will begin as early as 2026-2030 with mining operations near Earth]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Scientists detected a “sudden burst” of vapor on Mars, and what is disturbing is that it occurred when the water was supposed to be “safe” underground]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Russia intercepts a 2.8-ton fragment of the Aletai meteorite, valued at $4.2 million, which was being smuggled out of the country disguised as a simple garden ornament]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A 29-year-old man wants to put an end to holes in walls with an idea that could transform rental housing]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[The remains found in the teeth of a woman from 4,000 years ago could change what we know about betel consumption in Asia]]></news:title>
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