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      <news:title><![CDATA[Wild boars have been wreaking havoc on crops for years in what appears to be a random manner, but 9,871 reports of damage now reveal that their incursions follow a surprisingly predictable pattern]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/there-is-already-a-flight-tested-hypersonic-missile-that-for-the-first-time-runs-on-storable-liquid-fuel-and-that-small-technical-detail-could-mean-a-major-shift-in-defense/31388/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[There is already a flight-tested hypersonic missile that, for the first time, runs on storable liquid fuel, and that small technical detail could mean a major shift in defense]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/for-the-first-time-global-legal-history-a-country-has-recognized-the-legal-rights-of-insects-and-it-is-the-stingless-bees-of-the-peruvian-amazon-that-are-taking-the-first-step-toward-a-new-model/27193/</loc>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[For the first time in global legal history, a country has recognized the legal rights of insects, and it is the stingless bees of the Peruvian Amazon that are taking the first step toward a new model of coexistence between nature and the law]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/on-march-16-shadow-starred-in-one-of-the-seasons-most-brutal-moments-when-he-spun-through-the-air-to-defend-the-eggs-in-the-big-bear-nest-from-an-unexpected-intruder/31380/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T00:47:35+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[On March 16, Shadow starred in one of the season’s most brutal moments when he spun through the air to defend the eggs in the Big Bear nest from an unexpected intruder]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/more-and-more-drivers-are-wrapping-their-car-keys-in-aluminum-foil-and-the-reason-has-a-lot-to-do-with-silent-thefts-that-can-occur-in-a-matter-of-seconds-without-breaking-in/31375/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T19:27:39+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-28T08:45:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[More and more drivers are wrapping their car keys in aluminum foil, and the reason has a lot to do with silent thefts that can occur in a matter of seconds without breaking in]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/forty-three-years-ago-a-few-ground-squirrels-were-released-into-the-area-devastated-by-the-eruption-of-mount-st-helens-and-now-scientists-believe-they-were-the-unexpected-heroes-of-the-ecosystem/31371/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T10:48:54+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-28T07:00:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Forty-three years ago, a few ground squirrels were released into the area devastated by the eruption of Mount St. Helens, and now scientists believe they were the unexpected heroes of the ecosystem’s recovery]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/from-the-united-states-to-australia-via-brazil-and-india-a-world-map-showing-the-places-where-snakes-have-been-observed-devouring-members-of-their-own-species/30627/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-28T09:39:31+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-28T04:39:30-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[From the United States to Australia, via Brazil and India: a world map showing the places where snakes have been observed devouring members of their own species]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/earths-first-major-extinction-event-was-worse-than-we-thought-and-may-have-wiped-out-nearly-80-of-species-550-million-years-ago/31363/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T11:12:56+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Earth’s first major extinction event was worse than we thought and may have wiped out nearly 80% of species 550 million years ago]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/an-analysis-of-food-remains-found-in-pottery-dating-back-5000-to-8000-years-is-changing-what-we-knew-about-prehistoric-european-cuisine/31360/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T10:58:40+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T17:00:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[An analysis of food remains found in pottery dating back 5,000 to 8,000 years is changing what we knew about prehistoric European cuisine]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/hubble-captured-a-comet-breaking-apart-in-real-time-purely-by-chance-and-the-odds-of-seeing-it-happen-at-that-exact-moment-were-remarkably-low/31356/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T10:48:40+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[Hubble captured a comet breaking apart in real time purely by chance, and the odds of seeing it happen at that exact moment were remarkably low]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/researchers-have-analyzed-136-weapons-using-carbon-14-dating-and-have-been-able-to-pinpoint-exactly-when-the-bow-and-arrow-era-began-in-north-america/31353/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T10:36:56+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T12:30:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Researchers have analyzed 136 weapons using carbon-14 dating and have been able to pinpoint exactly when the bow-and-arrow era began in North America]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/they-heated-them-to-900c-1652f-for-8-hours-and-something-unexpected-happened-the-rice-husks-and-palm-fronds-barely-formed-the-dreaded-rocks-that-clog-boilers/29823/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T17:26:44+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T12:26:43-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[They heated them to 900°C (1,652°F) for 8 hours, and something unexpected happened: the rice husks and palm fronds barely formed the dreaded “rocks” that clog boilers… and Colombia might have a more reliable rural fuel than we thought]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Energy</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/they-found-a-giant-tooth-embedded-in-the-neck-of-a-plesiosaur-and-the-culprit-was-not-a-marine-reptile-but-a-massive-predatory-fish/31349/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T10:24:46+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T10:15:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[They found a giant tooth embedded in the neck of a plesiosaur, and the “culprit” was not a marine reptile, but a massive predatory fish]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Science</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-ai-analyzed-1974-unclassified-tracks-and-raised-some-very-troubling-questions-about-the-bird-tracks/31345/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T10:11:28+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T08:15:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[The AI analyzed 1,974 unclassified tracks and raised some very troubling questions about the “bird tracks”]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Science</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/el-nino-could-return-as-early-as-may-through-july-2026-and-the-latest-official-forecasts-point-to-a-possibility-that-has-many-experts-on-alert/31332/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T17:06:23+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T06:30:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[El Niño could return as early as May through July 2026, and the latest official forecasts point to a possibility that has many experts on alert]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Environment</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/they-tried-slow-down-the-advance-of-the-sahara-with-millions-of-bees-and-they-melted-at-over-70-c-however-the-solution-that-works-is-not-biology-but-geometry-on-the-gr/28230/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T09:27:06+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T04:27:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[They tried to slow down the advance of the Sahara with millions of bees… and they “melted” at over 70 °C. However, the solution that works is not biology, but geometry on the ground]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Environment</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-pesticide-that-has-been-in-use-for-decades-may-be-causing-wild-fish-to-age-from-the-inside-out-even-at-doses-so-low-that-they-do-not-kill-the-fish-immediately/30653/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-27T08:54:31+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-27T03:54:30-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[A pesticide that has been in use for decades may be causing wild fish to age from the inside out, even at doses so low that they do not kill the fish immediately]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Environment</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/the-united-states-has-never-built-anything-like-this-before-now-a-startup-wants-to-bury-a-small-nuclear-reactor-6000-feet-underground-with-a-target-date-of-july-2026/31328/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T17:06:06+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-26T18:30:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[The United States has never built anything like this before: now a startup wants to bury a small nuclear reactor 6,000 feet underground, with a target date of July 2026]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Energy</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/jumbo-is-recalling-14-and-28-ounce-bags-of-frozen-green-beans-after-several-customers-reported-a-discovery-that-was-as-disgusting-as-it-was-unsettling/31325/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T16:23:27+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-26T17:00:00-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[Jumbo is recalling 14- and 28-ounce bags of frozen green beans after several customers reported a discovery that was as disgusting as it was unsettling]]></news:title>
      <news:keywords>Trending</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/what-they-observed-over-the-course-of-90-minutes-in-the-branches-of-a-tree-in-the-midst-of-a-storm-seems-straight-out-of-a-science-fiction-novel-41-ultraviolet-flashes-invisible-to-the-human-eye-and/31320/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T13:30:36+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[What they observed over the course of 90 minutes in the branches of a tree in the midst of a storm seems straight out of a science-fiction novel: 41 ultraviolet flashes invisible to the human eye and a major unanswered mystery]]></news:title>
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    <loc>https://www.ecoticias.com/en/nasa-observes-the-sahara-from-the-international-space-station-and-detects-a-gigantic-eye-nearly-50-kilometers-wide-whose-origin-is-not-as-cosmic-as-it-seems/30087/</loc>
    <lastmod>2026-04-26T19:12:15+00:00</lastmod>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-04-26T14:12:14-05:00</news:publication_date>
      <news:title><![CDATA[NASA observes the Sahara from the International Space Station and detects a gigantic eye nearly 50 kilometers wide, whose origin is not as cosmic as it seems]]></news:title>
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