<rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
	<channel>
		<title>Discovery News</title>
		<link>http://news.discovery.com/</link>
		<description>Discovery News digs deep into our world&#039;s mysteries. Join us to explore current events and uncover the science behind the headlines. We Dig. You Discover.</description>
		<copyright>Copyright 2013, Discovery Communications Inc.</copyright>
		<image>
			<url>http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/discovery-news-logo.png</url>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/</link>
		</image>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:39 -0400</pubDate>
		<lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 03:49:39 -0400</lastBuildDate>
		<ttl>1440</ttl>
		
		<item>
			<title>Tinkerbell the Fairyfly Is Invisible to Humans</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The children’s story Peter Pan famously ends with kids shouting, “I do believe in fairies!” and now they, and adults, can truly believe in Tinkerbell the fairyfly, just discovered by scientists.
 Continue reading →]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/tinkerbell-the-fairyfly-is-invisible-to-humans-130424.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">9589c0da-8b8d-1659-e92e-3e09522afe05</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>insect</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>children</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:53 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Tinkerbell the Fairyfly Is Invisible to Humans</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The children’s story Peter Pan famously ends with kids shouting, “I do believe in fairies!” and now they, and adults, can truly believe in Tinkerbell the fairyfly, just discovered by scientists.
 Continue reading →]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/blogs/dnews-files-2013-04-fairyfly-200x200.jpg" />
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Dinosaurs May Not Have Had Fleas After All</title>
			<description><![CDATA[What appeared to be huge, dino-pestering fleas are more likely flies, says the team that discovered them.   -&gt;]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/dinosaurs-may-not-have-had-fleas-after-all-130220.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">0cd90720-76c4-466e-218f-973dff8f25c4</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Dinosaurs</category>
						<category>dinosaur</category>
						<category>Dinosaur Era Animals</category>
						<category>fly</category>
						<category>Fossils</category>
						<category>insect</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 13:00:19 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Dinosaurs May Not Have Had Fleas After All</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[What appeared to be huge, dino-pestering fleas are more likely flies, says the team that discovered them.   -&gt;]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/blogs/dnews-files-2013-02-Dino-Era-Insects-250x150.jpg" />
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Why Bugs Outnumber Us (And Other Mammals) 312 to 1</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Arthropods are plentiful and diverse (with about 6 million species) thanks in part to their very flexible diets.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/bugs-outnumber-humans-121213.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">a8d2a7a7-86d3-08c3-9bda-8549dce74ba7</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Crustaceans</category>
						<category>Evolution</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>spiders</category>
						<category>Travel</category>
						<category>Wildlife Conservation</category>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Why Bugs Outnumber Us (And Other Mammals) 312 to 1</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Arthropods are plentiful and diverse (with about 6 million species) thanks in part to their very flexible diets.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Birds Use Butts In Nests to Deter Parasites</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Urban birds are incorporating cigarette butts into their nests for bug-killing action and for insulation.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/birds-are-building-nests-out-of-cigarette-butts-to-ward-off-parasites-121204.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">7b1f7c21-49c3-7589-413e-81fbae11a926</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Wild Birds</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Intelligence</category>
						<category>Human Behavior</category>
						<category>Birds</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:00:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Birds Use Butts In Nests to Deter Parasites</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Urban birds are incorporating cigarette butts into their nests for bug-killing action and for insulation.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Flesh-Eating Bug Killing Salmon: DNews Nugget</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Nearly 40 percent of Atlantic salmon are being eaten alive by a nasty parasite.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/flesh-eating-bug-killing-salmon-dnews-nugget-121107.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">f1db351e-804a-7d4e-3db9-cf55234829de</guid>

			<author>Lori Cuthbert</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Fish</category>
						<category>Food</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:23:20 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Flesh-Eating Bug Killing Salmon: DNews Nugget</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Nearly 40 percent of Atlantic salmon are being eaten alive by a nasty parasite.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/blogs/animals-2010-09-10-salmon-278x225.jpg" />
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Cats Might Improve Social Life: Gotta-See Video</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Cat owners could carry a parasite that makes them less conscientious and more extroverted.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/pets/cat-parasite-improves-social-life-gotta-see-video-120926.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">6de40138-2fd7-b8b9-fce0-160aca28f1bb</guid>

			<author>Trace Dominguez</author>						<category>weird</category>
						<category>Video</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Health</category>
						<category>Gotta-See Videos</category>
						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 13:31:09 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Cats Might Improve Social Life: Gotta-See Video</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Cat owners could carry a parasite that makes them less conscientious and more extroverted.]]></media:description>
			<media:thumbnail url="http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/blogs/tv-americas-cutest-cat-images-photos-and-more-secret-society-cat-people.jpg" />
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>World&#039;s Smallest Fly Decapitates Ants</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A newly discovered species is the world&#039;s smallest fly, and has a rather unsavory habit.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/smallest-fly-decapitates-ants-120702.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">a4b8ff6c-ca6c-be49-ba96-ee5b7b59cd1b</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>weird</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">World&#039;s Smallest Fly Decapitates Ants</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[A newly discovered species is the world&#039;s smallest fly, and has a rather unsavory habit.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Dinosaur Mom Died with Eggs Still Inside Her</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The discovery marks the first time that fossilized eggs have been found inside the skeletal remains of a dinosaur]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/dinosaurs/dinosaur-mom-died-120411.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">0a8e85dc-dba2-23b6-9e17-d2d0a4916a96</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Baby Animals</category>
						<category>Dinosaur Era Animals</category>
						<category>Extinct Animals</category>
						<category>Fossils</category>
						<category>Mystery</category>
						<category>Paleontology</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:31:14 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Dinosaur Mom Died with Eggs Still Inside Her</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The discovery marks the first time that fossilized eggs have been found inside the skeletal remains of a dinosaur]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Harrowing Dog Tales Shed Light on Mexico&#039;s Strays</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Mexico&#039;s economy has made life even harder for the country&#039;s stray dogs. But there&#039;s a way you can help.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/pets/mexico-stray-dogs-121301.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">700e3fdf-c979-56d6-7446-77808aaf5d24</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Dogs</category>
						<category>Human Behavior</category>
						<category>Humans</category>
						<category>Mammals</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Harrowing Dog Tales Shed Light on Mexico&#039;s Strays</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Mexico&#039;s economy has made life even harder for the country&#039;s stray dogs. But there&#039;s a way you can help.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Mite Fossilized While Sucking on Spider&#039;s Head</title>
			<description><![CDATA[About 49 million years ago, a mite decided to hitch a ride on a spider&#039;s head; then a blop of tree resin fell on them.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/amber-mite-111108.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">82ff8490-8631-9c94-1a20-e2b4b3e2a631</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Extinct Animals</category>
						<category>Fossils</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Paleontology</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Photography</category>
						<category>Science and Technology</category>
						<category>spiders</category>
						<category>weird</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:49 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Mite Fossilized While Sucking on Spider&#039;s Head</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[About 49 million years ago, a mite decided to hitch a ride on a spider&#039;s head; then a blop of tree resin fell on them.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Spooked Spiders Weave Weird Webs</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Creepy looking spiders strike fear in the hearts of many, but the real power may belong to a parasitic wasp that can manipulate spiders.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/spooked-spiders-weave-weird-webs.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">682e8e31-044c-3853-b9c3-1fdf95b312f2</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Invasive Animal Species</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>spiders</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:14:29 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Spooked Spiders Weave Weird Webs</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Creepy looking spiders strike fear in the hearts of many, but the real power may belong to a parasitic wasp that can manipulate spiders.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Parasite Gives Rats A Cat Pee Fetish</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The Toxoplasma parasite overwrites an infected rat&#039;s brain to make him want to linger in the odor of cat urine.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/parasite-makes-cat-urine-sexy-to-rats-110822.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">6c20afa6-0b54-998f-20eb-a146164b716d</guid>

			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>urine</category>
						<category>Stanford University</category>
						<category>rat</category>
						<category>cat</category>
						<category>Rodents</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Mammals</category>
						<category>Cats</category>
						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:52:58 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Parasite Gives Rats A Cat Pee Fetish</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The Toxoplasma parasite overwrites an infected rat&#039;s brain to make him want to linger in the odor of cat urine.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Attacking Malaria with Spermless Mosquitoes</title>
			<description><![CDATA[In an effort to slow the spread of malaria, scientists are trying to go to the source -- by stopping how mosquitoes reproduce.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/atmalaria-spermless-mosquitoes-111011.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">cda24652-b131-95c0-9092-f3d87bbc88cd</guid>

			<author>Marianne English</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Infectious Disease</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>malaria</category>
						<category>mosquito</category>
						<category>spermless mosquito</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:49:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Attacking Malaria with Spermless Mosquitoes</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[In an effort to slow the spread of malaria, scientists are trying to go to the source -- by stopping how mosquitoes reproduce.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Cancers Might Be Newly Evolved Species</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Cancerous tumors are parasitic organisms, new species, that depend on their host for food, says a new study.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/cancers-could-be-new-species-110727.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">8ada0ea9-ec55-530e-25e8-11ad35187c12</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Health</category>
						<category>Humans</category>
						<category>Invasive Animal Species</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Science and Technology</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
						<category>Cancer</category>
						<category>organisms</category>
						<category>species</category>
			
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Cancers Might Be Newly Evolved Species</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Cancerous tumors are parasitic organisms, new species, that depend on their host for food, says a new study.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Bug Turns Pest Into Supermom</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Many sweet potato whiteflies are coming down with an infection that turns them into supermoms, a  bane for farmers.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/pest-insect-has-superpower-symbiont-110412.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">8885ea81-730d-73ce-26b6-4bdab7eb26b5</guid>

			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animal Communication</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Evolution</category>
						<category>Food</category>
						<category>Humans</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
						<category>Agriculture</category>
						<category>bacteria</category>
						<category>Disease</category>
						<category>farm</category>
						<category>fly</category>
						<category>insect</category>
						<category>pest</category>
						<category>pest control</category>
						<category>Sucking Insect Superpowered by Symbiont</category>
						<category>symbiont</category>
						<category>symbiosis</category>
						<category>whitefly</category>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:56:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Bug Turns Pest Into Supermom</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Many sweet potato whiteflies are coming down with an infection that turns them into supermoms, a  bane for farmers.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Shark Cleaning Stations Identified</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Like cars lined up at a car wash, sharks and rays gather to rid themselves of dead skin and parasites.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/shark-cleaning-stations-identified-110318.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">8b5b1667-c80b-478d-2ba1-8223365c4675</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Fish</category>
						<category>Marine Life</category>
						<category>Oceans</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Video</category>
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:59:00 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Shark Cleaning Stations Identified</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Like cars lined up at a car wash, sharks and rays gather to rid themselves of dead skin and parasites.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>40-Million-Year-Old Sex Act Captured in Amber</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Just as a pair of mites began to mate, a blob of tree resin fell upon them, preserving the moment for eternity.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/40-million-year-old-sex-act-captured-in-amber.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">55c77d5e-ced0-0797-8c60-b3d2ec8a9d59</guid>

			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Evolution</category>
						<category>Extinct Animals</category>
						<category>Fossils</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Photography</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:17:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">40-Million-Year-Old Sex Act Captured in Amber</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Just as a pair of mites began to mate, a blob of tree resin fell upon them, preserving the moment for eternity.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Are Shark Bites Killing California Sea Otters?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Sea otter deaths off the coast of California have some pointing fingers at sharks.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/sharks/are-shark-bites-killing-california-sea-otters.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">3189e60b-481f-0811-654e-e3c0ae3db559</guid>

			<author>Kieran Mulvaney</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Mammals</category>
						<category>Marine Life</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Wildlife Conservation</category>
						<category>california</category>
						<category>sea otter</category>
						<category>shark bites</category>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Are Shark Bites Killing California Sea Otters?</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Sea otter deaths off the coast of California have some pointing fingers at sharks.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>Congratulations You&#039;ve Raised a Cuckoo</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Cuckoos are deceptive little buggers at birth, fooling unwitting foster parents.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/cuckoo-chicks-evolved-to-look-like-hosts-1.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">7e8e5338-7914-3aa5-47a1-f517ff98ab78</guid>

			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Evolution</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Wild Birds</category>
						<category>Australia National University</category>
						<category>bird</category>
						<category>cuckoo</category>
						<category>egg</category>
						<category>host</category>
						<category>mimic</category>
						<category>parasite</category>
						<category>parent</category>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:54:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Congratulations You&#039;ve Raised a Cuckoo</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Cuckoos are deceptive little buggers at birth, fooling unwitting foster parents.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
		<item>
			<title>D.C. Forum: Bed Bugs a National Threat</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A tiny bug is causing a big ruckus on Capitol Hill.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/dc-forum-bed-bugs-a-national-threat.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
			<guid isPermaLink="false">d6db43ad-3170-00e2-107e-f57df35a289e</guid>

			<author>Benjamin Radford</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Crime, Law and Justice</category>
						<category>Current Events</category>
						<category>Health</category>
						<category>Parasites</category>
						<category>Weird News</category>
						<category>bed bugs</category>
						<category>fear</category>
						<category>Politics</category>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:20:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">D.C. Forum: Bed Bugs a National Threat</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[A tiny bug is causing a big ruckus on Capitol Hill.]]></media:description>
			
		</item>
		
	</channel>
</rss>
