<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:52:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@fanservice/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Quantum physics gets attention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quantum physics gets attention—and brighter funding prospects—in Congress Many members of Congress admit they find quantum physics mind-boggling, with its counterintuitive account of the subatomic world.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@fanservice/quantum-physics-gets-attention</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@fanservice/quantum-physics-gets-attention</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fanservice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2018 14:23:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErEwskeqWjLgmey1kfixWDx7LB9MASuSDQkEarA2M8aPovRvB5npABbhydzScinJYzg5Xj5Zj9cfTSwN9ZsLo2Y4p8MZvihVrrFp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missile-tracking Satellites]]></title><description><![CDATA[NEWS: Missile-Tracking Satellites Are Part of the Plan to Foil Russia's Hypersonic Weapons The Pentagon is looking at the possibility of deploying sensors in space to fill blind spots in the nation's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@fanservice/missile-tracking-satellites</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@fanservice/missile-tracking-satellites</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fanservice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 00:50:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JnhEU9gVzZMdMsoD3qB3xs86BHCNXzS9oqxxBCUW45a1N398BCsborzhQQRNaL3J66sCwGutKdqzaTx9wcri9FDsvC7gMwFZxQGPkz847w65XhCyi9LkuQVPV5HCj4FxTaWriBkqDwd6zLrpZTZqF5qtDVMB39CZBfgZcwpeUXWUR2qh5gewvy37LYb5uS6RPmrXcLR1BCZZiWrdW26DAjg1GVGnycrg3X3q2Z7cWpWftMNXpV2cgPKjxwye9BD2GS13TdrGgedas13TfCoFwku2fvui6UhzQaYksCiVr9yxFDYZUq1Hgsbugqh5z3G5D?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Haunting Art of Plastic Pollution]]></title><description><![CDATA[When photographer Mandy Barker returned to the English beach where she collected shells as a child, she found a baby’s car seat and a refrigerator among piles of plastic waste. 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The universe,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@fanservice/where-is-the-center-of-the-universe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@fanservice/where-is-the-center-of-the-universe</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fanservice]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 20:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChUSNs8aByXJy79jTsxSqY6B9tdZGnvez1fjVgh1xzP5mJUQaURaCm3FDgscBuwmbhAYThZp4Gg8cazia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips To Spot Bad Science Reporting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every day you can hear crazy science claims, like "dark chocolate will help ward off pancreatic cancer" some claims can be funny but bad reporting is a problem. 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