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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 01:19:58 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Exoskeleton Helps Plant Find Sun and Water</title>
			<description><![CDATA[A robot moves plants to where they thrive, and also brings its closer to its friends.  Continue reading →]]></description>
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			<author>Jesse Emspak</author>						<category>Tech</category>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 15:02:22 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Exoskeleton Helps Plant Find Sun and Water</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[A robot moves plants to where they thrive, and also brings its closer to its friends.  Continue reading →]]></media:description>
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			<title>Spring May Spring Earlier in Northern Forests</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The yearly south-to-north wave of spring green may begin weeks earlier due to continually warming temperatures.  -&gt;]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Global Warming</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:32:09 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Spring May Spring Earlier in Northern Forests</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The yearly south-to-north wave of spring green may begin weeks earlier due to continually warming temperatures.  -&gt;]]></media:description>
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			<title>Farm Workers Growing, But Not Eating Healthy Foods</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Ten percent of the cooking and eating facilities at migrant worker camps in North Carolina failed to comply with established regulations.  -&gt;]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Earth</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:20:12 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Farm Workers Growing, But Not Eating Healthy Foods</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Ten percent of the cooking and eating facilities at migrant worker camps in North Carolina failed to comply with established regulations.  -&gt;]]></media:description>
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			<title>Do Fewer Trees Mean More Death?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[When trees were wiped out by a pest, death from cardiovascular disease and lower respiratory disease jumped significantly.  -&gt;]]></description>
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			<author>Sheila M. Eldred</author>						<category>Earth</category>
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						<category>Plants</category>
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:20:18 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Do Fewer Trees Mean More Death?</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[When trees were wiped out by a pest, death from cardiovascular disease and lower respiratory disease jumped significantly.  -&gt;]]></media:description>
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			<title>2013 Already a Drought Disaster</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The first month of 2013 is already a disaster for many farmers. Last week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared 507 counties in 14 states natural disasters due to the ongoing drought.  -&gt;]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:48:27 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">2013 Already a Drought Disaster</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The first month of 2013 is already a disaster for many farmers. Last week, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack declared 507 counties in 14 states natural disasters due to the ongoing drought.  -&gt;]]></media:description>
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			<title>California Biodiversity Wins West v. East Coast Battle</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The topology and geography of California may have spared resident species from extinction, not faster rates of evolution.  -&gt;]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
			
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:06:04 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">California Biodiversity Wins West v. East Coast Battle</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The topology and geography of California may have spared resident species from extinction, not faster rates of evolution.  -&gt;]]></media:description>
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			<title>Can Frankincense, Myrrh Save African Woodlands?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[These ancient aromatic resins are reliably profitable, but might not be enough to save the trees they come from.]]></description>
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			<author>Larry O&#039;Hanlon</author>						<category>Trees</category>
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						<category>Biodiversity</category>
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						<category>Conservation</category>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:45:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Can Frankincense, Myrrh Save African Woodlands?</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[These ancient aromatic resins are reliably profitable, but might not be enough to save the trees they come from.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Marijuana Chemical Chills Out Brain&#039;s Pain Threshold</title>
			<description><![CDATA[One of the active ingredients in marijuana may help patients endure pain, although it doesn&#039;t block out the sensation.]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Chemistry</category>
						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Human</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
						<category>Policy</category>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 08:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Marijuana Chemical Chills Out Brain&#039;s Pain Threshold</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[One of the active ingredients in marijuana may help patients endure pain, although it doesn&#039;t block out the sensation.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Plants Smell Fruit Flies&#039; Funk</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The flowers we smell may be getting a whiff of us at the same time.]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Agriculture</category>
						<category>Animal Communication</category>
						<category>Animal Relationships</category>
						<category>Animal Research</category>
						<category>Animal Science</category>
						<category>Earth</category>
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						<category>Penn State</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Plants Smell Fruit Flies&#039; Funk</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The flowers we smell may be getting a whiff of us at the same time.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Snap Pea Smackdown Kids Love</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Kids will eat their x-ray vision carrots.]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Agriculture</category>
						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Food</category>
						<category>Food Chain</category>
						<category>Food Unwrapped</category>
						<category>Human</category>
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						<category>children</category>
						<category>Cornell University</category>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:12:03 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Snap Pea Smackdown Kids Love</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Kids will eat their x-ray vision carrots.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Climate Change Science Symphony: Gotta-See Video</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Global climate change is a complex topic and to narrow it down into a three-minute video is hard, but this team did a fantastic job.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/human/climate-change-science-symphony-gotta-see-video-120917.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
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			<author>Trace Dominguez</author>						<category>Agriculture</category>
						<category>Air Pollution</category>
						<category>Climate Change</category>
						<category>clouds</category>
						<category>Deserts</category>
						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Energy</category>
						<category>Extreme weather</category>
						<category>Forests</category>
						<category>Global Warming</category>
						<category>Gotta-See Videos</category>
						<category>Human</category>
						<category>Hurricanes</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
						<category>Rivers</category>
						<category>snow</category>
						<category>Video</category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:23:01 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Climate Change Science Symphony: Gotta-See Video</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Global climate change is a complex topic and to narrow it down into a three-minute video is hard, but this team did a fantastic job.]]></media:description>
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			<title>230-Million-Year-Old Fly and Mites Found in Amber</title>
			<description><![CDATA[The amber-preserved fly and mite likely buzzed around dinosaurs -- but these specimens didn&#039;t bite them.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/230-million-year-old-fly-and-mites-discovered-in-amber-120828.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
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			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Dinosaur Era Animals</category>
						<category>Fossils</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Paleontology</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
			
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:35:46 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">230-Million-Year-Old Fly and Mites Found in Amber</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[The amber-preserved fly and mite likely buzzed around dinosaurs -- but these specimens didn&#039;t bite them.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Rodents Pass Huge Seeds Like Olympic Torches</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Muscular rodents called agoutis move giant seeds similar to the way we humans move the Olympic torch.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/animals/muscular-rodents-move-huge-seeds-like-olympic-torches-120716.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
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			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
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						<category>Extinct Animals</category>
						<category>Food</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
						<category>Rodents</category>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Rodents Pass Huge Seeds Like Olympic Torches</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Muscular rodents called agoutis move giant seeds similar to the way we humans move the Olympic torch.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Teens Win $50,000 with Hydroponics</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Teens from Swaziland have won the Science in Action award from Scientific American and the chance to compete in the Google Science Fair in July.]]></description>
			<link>http://news.discovery.com/human/teens-win-by-fighting-hunger-with-hydroponics-120607.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1</link>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Activism</category>
						<category>Agriculture</category>
						<category>Earth</category>
						<category>Food</category>
						<category>Food Unwrapped</category>
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						<category>Student Science</category>
						<category>Africa</category>
						<category>Bonkhe Mahlalela</category>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:23:51 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Teens Win $50,000 with Hydroponics</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Teens from Swaziland have won the Science in Action award from Scientific American and the chance to compete in the Google Science Fair in July.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Bird Appreciates Pretty Flowers, Gardens</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Male bowerbirds cultivate plants to woo females.]]></description>
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			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animal Behavior</category>
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						<category>Intelligence</category>
						<category>Photography</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
						<category>Vidcasts</category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:07:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Male bowerbirds cultivate plants to woo females.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Temperature Sensitive Genes Tell Flowers to Open</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Biologists have found a genetically regulated chemical pathway that influences plants response to temperature.]]></description>
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			<author>Tim Wall</author>						<category>Earth</category>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:26:49 -0400</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Temperature Sensitive Genes Tell Flowers to Open</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Biologists have found a genetically regulated chemical pathway that influences plants response to temperature.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>DIY Kit Lets Plants Tweet at You When Thirsty</title>
			<description><![CDATA[For new gardeners, it can be difficult to gauge if you&#039;re watering your plants too much or too little (chances are, it&#039;s the former). Wouldn&#039;t it be wonderful if your plants could just tell you? Botanicalls Kits helps plants communicate with their human caretakers -- on Twitter no less. When your budding basil plant needs [...]]]></description>
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			<author>Alice Truong</author>						<category>Gear &amp; Gadgets</category>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:43:27 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">DIY Kit Lets Plants Tweet at You When Thirsty</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[For new gardeners, it can be difficult to gauge if you&#039;re watering your plants too much or too little (chances are, it&#039;s the former). Wouldn&#039;t it be wonderful if your plants could just tell you? Botanicalls Kits helps plants communicate with their human caretakers -- on Twitter no less. When your budding basil plant needs [...]]]></media:description>
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			<title>Candy-Coated Frogs Carry Deadly Kick</title>
			<description><![CDATA[Madagascar poison frogs&#039; skin contains sucrose -- and the source of the sugar may surprise you.]]></description>
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			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Amphibians and Reptiles</category>
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						<category>Biology</category>
						<category>Food</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:39:25 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Candy-Coated Frogs Carry Deadly Kick</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[Madagascar poison frogs&#039; skin contains sucrose -- and the source of the sugar may surprise you.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>New York City Buzzing With New Bee Species</title>
			<description><![CDATA[New York City&#039;s melting pot just got a little bigger with the discovery of several new species of bees within the city and its suburbs.]]></description>
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			<author>Jennifer Viegas</author>						<category>Animals</category>
						<category>Extinction Cycles</category>
						<category>Insects and Arachnids</category>
						<category>Plants</category>
			
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:19:00 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">New York City Buzzing With New Bee Species</media:title>
			<media:description type="html"><![CDATA[New York City&#039;s melting pot just got a little bigger with the discovery of several new species of bees within the city and its suburbs.]]></media:description>
			
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			<title>Guide to Common Edible Wild Plants</title>
			<description><![CDATA[It&#039;s often said that the last thing you need to worry about when in a survival situation is what you&#039;re going to eat. The human body is highly resilient, and can go without food for longer than you think. Shelter and water, on the other hand, are pretty much non-negotiable in order to survive. However, [...]]]></description>
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			<author>Derek Markham</author>						<category>Adventure</category>
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						<category>Wilderness Survival</category>
			
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:07:42 -0500</pubDate>
			<media:title type="html">Guide to Common Edible Wild Plants</media:title>
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