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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>
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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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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Science Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <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[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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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 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>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/26/struggling-identify-emotions-vulnerability-short-video-addiction</link>
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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[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>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/24/frontiers-microbiology-weedkiller-selects-for-multi-resistant-infectious-bacteria</link>
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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>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/20/sleep-apps-help-some-users-but-they-stress-out-people-with-insomnia</link>
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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[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[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>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/19/frontiers-and-liber-announce-gold-sponsorship-to-support-the-vision-and</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></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>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/18/frontiers-microbiology-consortium-bacteria-digest-phthalate-ester-plasticizers</link>
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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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            <title><![CDATA[Frontiers in Science: Trace levels of food pathogen do not always translate to health risk, says study]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ultra-sensitive food safety tests may drive food waste and unavailability with limited public health benefit, according to a Frontiers in Science study. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/17/food-safety-tests-drive-food-waste</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Caroline Brogan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Researchers show dinos hatched eggs less efficiently than modern birds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Research using dinosaur body model suggests that – unlike modern birds – bird-like dinosaurs may have used the sun’s warmth to help hatch eggs, shedding light on the evolution of avian-style incubation.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/17/dinos-hatched-eggs-less-efficiently-modern-birds</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Race against time to save Alpine ice cores recording medieval mining, fires, and volcanoes ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Glacier ice can reveal air pollution dating back to the Roman Empire — but the climate crisis is destroying this frozen archive]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/13/race-against-time-save-alpine-ice-cores-recording-medieval-mining-fires-frontiers-earth-science</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teens using AI meal plans could be eating too few calories — equivalent to skipping a meal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[AI models generate meal plans that get necessary calories and macronutrients wrong, posing potential health risks to teenagers trying to lose weight]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/12/teens-ai-meal-plans-too-few-calories-frontiers-in-nutrition</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Narel Paniagua Zambrana – "You Cannot Conserve What You Do Not Know": Documenting Plant Knowledge to Protect Culture and Biodiversity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[World Wildlife Day 2026 shines a spotlight on wild animals and plants, with this year's theme, “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods.” 

 

To mark the day, we spoke with Dr Narel Paniagua Zambrana, an ethnobotanist whose career reflects both scientific leadership and the growing visibility of women in plant and environmental sciences. Her work explores how plant knowledge is learned, practiced, and passed on, often through gendered systems of care, healing, and cultural transmission. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/10/narel-paniagua-zambrana-you-cannot-conserve-what-you-do-not-know-documenting</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How do you know you can trust the science you read?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It doesn’t happen by chance. Behind every article published in a Frontiers journal lies a structured, rigorous, seven-stage journey designed to safeguard integrity and protect the scientific record. 

At a time when scientific publishing faces growing challenges - from AI-generated and manufactured manuscripts to coordinated fraud - maintaining confidence in research has never been more important, demanding increasing vigilance at every step. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/05/how-do-you-know-you-can-trust-the-science-you-read</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Frontiers Communications]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chimps’ love for crystals could help us understand our own ancestors’ fascination with these stones]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ancestors of modern humans collected crystals for which they had no apparent use. A new chimp study could help researchers understand the roots of this infatuation. ]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/04/chimps-love-crystals-human-fascination</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Deborah Pirchner]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Modern twist on wildfire management methods found also to have a bonus feature that protects water supplies]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thinning to slow wildfires simultaneously boosts ‘hydrological resilience’ of forests]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/03/03/frontiers-forests-global-change-forest-thinning-recovers-snow-pack-for-water-supply</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Michiel Dijkstra]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fossil amber reveals the secret lives of Cretaceous ants ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Scientists use insects trapped in amber to understand ecosystems that died out millions of years ago]]></description>
            <link>https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/02/27/fossil-amber-secret-lives-cretaceous-ants-frontiers-ecology-evolution</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Angharad Brewer Gillham]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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