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      <news:title><![CDATA[Scientists are still hunting for hard evidence of what deep-sea mining really does, and the fear is the damage to fragile ecosystems could outpace our ability to measure it]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/with-a-17-mile-ring-buried-as-deep-as-574-feet-under-the-french-swiss-border-the-worlds-largest-particle-accelerator-is-an-underground-city-built-to-push-physics-to-its-lim/32607/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[With a 17-mile ring buried as deep as 574 feet under the French-Swiss border, the world’s largest particle accelerator is an underground “city” built to push physics to its limit]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A radio burst traveled 10 billion years before reaching Earth, and the newly detected FRB acts like a time capsule from the early universe]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/giant-aquatic-plants-blanket-the-dourados-river-in-lins-block-boats-and-wreck-docks-while-400-inspections-and-about-2-7-million-in-fines-spotlight-a-fast-moving-water-quality-crisis/32599/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-25T00:20:38+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Giant aquatic plants blanket the Dourados River in Lins, block boats, and wreck docks, while 400+ inspections and about $2.7 million in fines spotlight a fast-moving water-quality crisis]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Astronomers claim they have found Venus’ first volcanic cave, and the idea of a natural shelter on a hellish planet forces new questions about what is happening under the surface]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/prince-william-will-sell-one-fifth-of-the-duchy-of-cornwall-and-he-says-the-profits-will-be-funneled-into-housing-and-nature-projects-chosen-for-the-biggest-social-and-environmental-impact/32591/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-24T15:27:50+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Prince William will sell one-fifth of the Duchy of Cornwall, and he says the profits will be funneled into housing and nature projects chosen for the biggest social and environmental impact]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-24T15:03:01+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[NASA engineers build a supersonic rotor for Mars, and carbon-fiber blades at JPL are already nearing Mach 1.08 in tests that push off-world flight to the edge]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-24T15:03:51+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Arctic ice melt is reshaping the polar vortex, and researchers warn the shift in this cold-air “wall” could redraw the map of extreme weather worldwide]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/scientists-confirm-seawater-across-every-ocean-contains-gold-but-the-real-surprise-is-why-no-one-can-mine-it/32578/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-24T13:38:36+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-05-24T12:30:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Scientists confirm seawater across every ocean contains gold, but the real surprise is why no one can mine it]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-beartooth-highway-links-montana-and-wyoming-near-yellowstone-and-its-high-altitude-stretch-turns-a-simple-drive-into-one-of-americas-most-dramatic-roads/32574/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Geologists say earthquakes may be “making” gold nuggets inside quartz, and the study explains how extreme pressure, fluids, and hairline fractures do the work]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-mother-and-daughter-near-maysville-turned-down-26-million-to-sell-farmland-for-a-data-center-and-their-blunt-reason-is-that-feeding-the-country-matters-more-than-a-tech-buyer-paying-roughly-10-tim/32566/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-24T11:10:51+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A mother and daughter near Maysville turned down $26 million to sell farmland for a data center, and their blunt reason is that feeding the country matters more than a tech buyer paying roughly 10 times the land’s farm value]]></news:title>
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    <lastmod>2026-05-24T08:55:18+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A herd of cows was abandoned on a deserted island 130 years ago, and a genetic study has now left researchers with a result they did not expect]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[A reward of up to $200,000 is being offered to anyone who proposes a solution to stop the spread of these invasive mussels in California before the problem worsens]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/astronomers-confirm-for-the-first-time-the-existence-of-giant-volcanic-cave-on-venus/30334/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-05-24T08:54:47+00:00</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/commonwealth-fusion-systems-installs-a-106000-pound-vessel-and-hits-75-completion-on-the-sparc-reactor-in-massachusetts-a-milestone-that-speeds-up-americas-fusion-timeline/32560/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Fusion Systems installs a 106,000-pound vessel and hits 75% completion on the SPARC reactor in Massachusetts, a milestone that speeds up America’s fusion timeline]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/nasa-satellite-images-reveal-the-massive-scar-left-by-georgia-wildfires-and-a-mix-of-extreme-drought-high-winds-and-remnants-of-hurricane-helene-helps-explain-why-it-shows-up-from-space/32557/</loc>
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