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            <title><![CDATA[Playing lemurs and a ‘koala brain atlas’: Here are Frontiers’ photo highlights of the month]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of thousands of articles published each year, it’s impossible to see all that research in the same way scientists do. Here are some images that showcase some of the newest findings published in the last month.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers, NSFC Center for Science Communication and Achievement Transformation, and CEPIEC sign strategic cooperation agreement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Frontiers, the Center for Science Communication and Achievement Transformation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and China Educational Publications Import & Export Corporation Ltd (CEPIEC) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing to promote the sharing of academic resources and broaden access to publicly funded research. The agreement reflects the three parties’ shared commitment to advancing a more open, transparent, and globally connected research ecosystem.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Foxes and birds could be ‘early warning system’ to survey spread of antibiotic resistance into ecosystems]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Wildlife monitoring could alert us to the spread of highly antibiotic resistant bacteria into unexposed ecosystems, highlighting a potential public health strategy]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers launches unique AI practical guidance for researchers, editors, and reviewers, and calls for policy evolution]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Frontiers released unique-in-publishing AI guidance covering the entire publication lifecycle – from researchers to editors and peer reviewers – moving beyond simplistic “allowed / not allowed” rules toward practical, responsible routes for AI adoption, while calling for policy to evolve in step with real-world AI use by researchers and reviewers.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[18% of gray whales that enter San Francisco Bay die there, scientists find ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The climate crisis is driving starving gray whales into busy San Francisco Bay, where they are hit and killed by vessels]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Negative effects of artificial sweeteners may pass on to next generation, mouse research suggests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The offspring of mice that ate sucralose or stevia had altered expression of genes linked to inflammation and metabolism]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers in Science: Halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Immediate call for global action to shift world towards a “nature positive” approach is published in Frontiers in Science.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/04/09/halting-reversing-biodiversity-loss-2030-avoid-effects-human-well-being</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Brogan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers Research Foundation signs multilateral declaration at One Health Summit to advance open data sharing for healthy lives on a healthy planet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Frontiers Research Foundation endorsed a landmark international Declaration of Intent to expedite data sharing for One Health, reinforcing its commitment to open science and interoperable, AI-ready open data management.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Counting the silence: How years of data crunching led to female artists making up majority of Brit Award nominees ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Linda Coogan Byrne on gender-based exclusion in the UK and Irish music industries]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Older men most likely to reach for saltshakers, while women’s salt-adding behavior more nuanced, study suggests]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Habit of adding salt to food after preparation depends on different factors for men and women, study shows, highlighting a behavior that can have severe consequences on overall health]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Legged robot could accelerate resource prospecting on the Moon and the search for life on Mars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[What if future planetary robots did not have to wait for instructions from Earth before examining every rock?]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/31/robot-accelerate-resource-prospecting-moon-life-mars</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers integrates with OA Switchboard to streamline open access workflows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Frontiers, a leading open access publisher, today announced its integration with OA Switchboard, a global initiative that simplifies the exchange of open access publication data between publishers, institutions, and funders. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[‘Sometimes an adult should shut up and go away’: scientists reveal the qualities that kids need in play ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For better play, give children space to choose and accessible games, scientists say ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Struggling to identify emotions may increase vulnerability to TikTok addiction]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Research shows that problems with focus and identifying emotions may make young people more vulnerable to short video addiction, but mental training can help]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers’ Head of Editorial Ethics and Quality Assurance elected as a Trustee of COPE]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Frontiers is proud to announce that Dr Marie Soulière, Head of Editorial Ethics and Quality Assurance, has been officially elected as a Trustee of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Use of controversial weedkiller inadvertently selects for drug-resistant bacteria that can spread to hospitals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Agricultural soils exposed to glyphosate may be unexpected breeding ground for hospital ‘superbugs’]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sleep apps help some users, but they stress out people with insomnia  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Apps designed to improve sleep may increase stress in people with insomnia symptoms, study finds  ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers and LIBER announce Gold Sponsorship to support the vision and mission of LIBER’s Strategy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Frontiers, the leading open access publisher, and LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries, announce a new agreement, with Frontiers joining the LIBER sponsorship program as a Gold Sponsor.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Overheating lizards and vulnerable sharks: Here are Frontiers’ photo highlights of the month]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. Here are some images that showcase some of the newest findings published in the last month. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/19/overheating-lizards-vulnerable-sharks-frontiers-photo-highlights</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Scientists discover ‘consortium' of bacteria cooperating to eat phthalate plasticizers that single microbes can’t stomach]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[‘Microbial cross-feeding’ and previously unknown enzymes help community of bacteria to digest toxic phthalate esters]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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