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            <title><![CDATA[Chicken kidney sponge could be ‘outstanding’ at cleaning up polluted ports]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hardy sea sponge shows great promise as an ecosystem engineer to clean up and rewild degraded harbors]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers in Science: Lanthanide carriers can enhance biomedical imaging and combined diagnosis and treatment approaches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Review highlights how new approaches using lanthanide-based materials could enhance precision imaging and enable more personalized diagnostics through integrated design and AI-driven analysis. ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Brogan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mosquitoes’ most powerful weapon in fighting insecticide has been discovered]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Study uncovering mechanisms behind insecticide resistance finds a mosquito population that shows early signs of resistance – a survival advantage that could be driven by just a few proteins]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saber-toothed cats' spinal tumors may show how inbred species struggled to survive ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Evidence of spinal nerve tumors and developmental abnormalities in saber-toothed cats from the La Brea Tar Pits indicates that the dwindling species was in poor genetic health ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Orcas filmed ramming one of the world’s heaviest fish so hard it explodes, possibly for fun]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Study documenting previously undescribed orca behavior in the Gulf of California finds hold-and-ram strategy could be parental investment – or entertainment]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mrinalini Rai – Restoring rights, rethinking conservation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In the world of biodiversity conservation, Mrinalini Rai has spent the best part of two decades fighting for something deceptively simple: that the women and Indigenous communities who care for nature receive the recognition, inclusion, and compensation they deserve. As the founder and director of Women4Biodiversity, a global advocacy organization that promotes and protects the fundamental rights of women and girls to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment, Mrinalini was a key voice behind the landmark gender equality target adopted under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Speaking from Thailand, where she is currently based, she shared her journey with me. ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australian cave discovery shows grass was burned for magic, healing, and cursing for 25,000 years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Perfectly preserved ‘phytolith’ plant crystals reveal that indigenous Australians took grasses into cave for ritual burning since last Ice Age]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Walking sharks and displaced lions: 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>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Underwater drones discover coral reefs off Benin, long presumed dead, teeming with life ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Researchers used sonar and underwater imaging systems to find mesophotic coral garden 1960s scientists assumed must be dead ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ancient Egyptian princesses born 4,000 years ago were skilled archers, new study shows ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Strong muscle attachments and healed fractures show that royal women could use the weapons they were buried with — but also that high status didn’t prevent hardship ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers FAIR² Data Management earns top honor in the 2026 CODiE Awards]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Frontiers, a leading open science publisher, today (16 July) announced that FAIR² Data Management, powered by Senscience, has been named a 2026 CODiE Award Winner in the category "Best AI Data and Analytics Solution."]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elephants communicate through ground vibrations thanks to large middle ear bones and a special muscle]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Researchers may have uncovered the mechanisms behind elephants’ long-distance communication through ground vibrations: large and heavy ears and ear canals that can be sealed off at will]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers in Science: Simple test could help track metabolic health in cancer and chronic disease]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Researchers writing in Frontiers in Science propose using simple tests to track metabolic health in non-communicable diseases, which cause three in four deaths worldwide.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Brogan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Who and what can we trust? Building trust in scholarly publishing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ever catch yourself thinking, 'Can I trust this?' - whether it's an article you've read, a researcher you've reached out to, or even the cheap flights you're looking at for your next holiday. In today's world, trust is hard-earned. We're all pretty good at spotting when something feels a bit 'off', but what about the quiet, positive signals that truly earn our trust?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sniffing chocolate could make your leg day workout easier, even on an empty stomach]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An overnight fast is not always detrimental to training outcomes, provided chocolate is nearby, study investigating the relationship between smell, appetite, and exercise capacity finds]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Global warming and increasing wildfire risk threaten viability of elite wine-growing regions in California – but others may boom]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mendocino and Monterey could become increasingly favorable for premium vintages under shifting climate, while Napa and Sonoma may face increased pressure in grape cultivation ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[One in five relatives of breast and ovarian cancer patients in Estonia carry dangerous cancer-linked genes, study shows  ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Increased screening of patients’ family members, including men, could help identify people at high risk and support targeted cancer prevention ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/07/07/one-in-five-relatives-breast-ovarian-cancer-patients-estonia-carry-dangerous-cancer-linked-genes-frontiers-genetics</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic Sea seem to be heavily reliant on trawlers for food]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Up to 76% of bottom trawlers are followed by bottlenose dolphins scavenging in their wake, suggesting there isn’t enough prey to hunt elsewhere ]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Study pinpoints how to minimize chances of dangerous wildlife encounters this summer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[National park visitors’ activities greatly influence likelihood of encounters with wildlife that could result in conflict between people and animals, suggests study analyzing high-risk activities]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI in research: why we need to stop treating every AI-related issue as misconduct ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[AI use in research is now the norm, but the boundaries of acceptable use remain unclear. If trust in the academic record is to be maintained, the research community needs clearer and more consistent ways to distinguish responsible use from poor practice, misuse and deliberate misconduct.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/26/ai-in-research-why-we-need-to-stop-treating-every-ai-related-issue-as-misconduct</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Simone Ragavooloo]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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