<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:38:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nani12/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[People with prosthetic arms less affected by common illusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Exeter Summary: People with prosthetic arms or hands do not experience the 'size-weight illusion' as strongly as other people, new research shows. Researchers tested how the illusion affected]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/arms/@nani12/people-with-prosthetic-arms-less-affected-by-common-illusion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/arms/@nani12/people-with-prosthetic-arms-less-affected-by-common-illusion</guid><category><![CDATA[arms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:53:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpjvNxjdSxRZoqrcCFbujxqHPzM32hwZEv6XZHSDxEwmpXhnjUkZ2W67SjzL7wpSG8KSVzcJgnMNXEDYtRDciYXaxTpCMDLJxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[USB connections make snooping easy]]></title><description><![CDATA[USB connections, the most common interface used globally to connect external devices to computers, are vulnerable to information 'leakage,' making them even less secure than has been thought, research]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snooping/@nani12/usb-connections-make-snooping-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snooping/@nani12/usb-connections-make-snooping-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[snooping]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMtPwnnTB7Wq91tidWNhdvE4N53DorFGwfzYHjst7JCE6F53GAHrDG8iFKgLGY5tz7gH6qVPWCBy2nEKqW42oP8F4gqPYJpbWjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First wild alligator snapping turtle in Illinois since 1984]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Summary: Researchers report the first sighting in 30 years of a wild alligator snapping turtle in Illinois. The discovery may be a sign of hope for this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alligator/@nani12/first-wild-alligator-snapping-turtle-in-illinois-since-1984</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alligator/@nani12/first-wild-alligator-snapping-turtle-in-illinois-since-1984</guid><category><![CDATA[alligator]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:19:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpYSpuyEFPU93XKnCQLVf1kdaJ8oMMCRS5mMQn7FmAdSULuQ6e1v1X2YjhPkvZyQinxfKheii68em2UU7tZSoaxxoEBXY8jMHQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-of-its-kind mummy study reveals clues to girl’s story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northwestern University Summary: Who is she, this little mummy girl? Scientists and students are working to unravel some of her mysteries, including how her body was prepared 1,900 years ago in Egypt,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mummy/@nani12/first-of-its-kind-mummy-study-reveals-clues-to-girl-s-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mummy/@nani12/first-of-its-kind-mummy-study-reveals-clues-to-girl-s-story</guid><category><![CDATA[mummy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 06:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMquj2e93opYe1U6yHm7n4BWVQFWHBUaJz7h6FM85s41Ca2XrbdPn1b6E2g7cCpFkc4AzxyYjRm3c8x9D2cBj1w8EXi6bff1LWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surfers three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant bacteria in guts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regular surfers and bodyboarders are three times more likely to have antibiotic-resistant E. coli in their guts than non-surfers University of Exeter Summary: Scientists compared fecal samples from surfers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/surfers/@nani12/surfers-three-times-more-likely-to-have-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-in-guts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/surfers/@nani12/surfers-three-times-more-likely-to-have-antibiotic-resistant-bacteria-in-guts</guid><category><![CDATA[surfers]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 04:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpibgiw6fyZx4whBiUH1NkoLfy45C5RzW1H2W5sPkdatf3S1E6z6Z4MCvn3uzFPia4uZH98pAuKG1KwMrPLZUi4ToWUukYUiEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female cats are more likely to be right-handed, researchers discover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen's University Belfast Summary: Researchers have found that female cats are much more likely to use their right paw than males. 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This is not the case for the bacterium C. metallidurans,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tiny/@nani12/certain-bacteria-produce-tiny-gold-nuggets-by-digesting-toxic-metals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tiny/@nani12/certain-bacteria-produce-tiny-gold-nuggets-by-digesting-toxic-metals</guid><category><![CDATA[tiny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpipeiGqbT2rPX6QY5Mi6xCikqnfAA4MAQnwcgSksZgTjbuP79MU91r3E4VoHERpQV7ZYJoRtJqY8DHdPsEcYnZYszrTqms6cv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most of last 11,000 years cooler than past decade in North America, Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Wyoming Summary: Natural fluctuations in climate have occurred over past millennia, which would have naturally led to climatic cooling today in the absence of human activity. Little Pond,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cooler/@nani12/most-of-last-11-000-years-cooler-than-past-decade-in-north-america-europe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cooler/@nani12/most-of-last-11-000-years-cooler-than-past-decade-in-north-america-europe</guid><category><![CDATA[cooler]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:40:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMsqhJyXWSpXfZZKUysvcVuwKM6zx4dWfnnSfLqe9i4L48Ea75Su7hQJ68ygq8CP3k83eekVCPDQfjuRZk6hJSYoGdJcASn3EvJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant earthquakes: Not as random as thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Innsbruck Summary: By analyzing sediment cores from Chilean lakes, an international team of scientists discovered that giant earthquakes reoccur with relatively regular intervals. When also]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/earthquakes/@nani12/giant-earthquakes-not-as-random-as-thought</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/earthquakes/@nani12/giant-earthquakes-not-as-random-as-thought</guid><category><![CDATA[earthquakes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 22:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMtPHskSyEJQ8KZ95JwS12jBZ97rtvpDgCAvmo3sbTVGvPD1LQamW74rHhorp6TNm5eExucmEMxM7D3ZTyi7AfrtF25tHW9MMiE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your brain reveals who your friends are Study illustrates how similar neural responses predict friendships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dartmouth College Summary: You may perceive the world the way your friends do, according to a new study finding that friends have similar neural responses to real-world stimuli and these similarities can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brain/@nani12/your-brain-reveals-who-your-friends-are-study-illustrates-how-similar-neural-responses-predict-friendships</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brain/@nani12/your-brain-reveals-who-your-friends-are-study-illustrates-how-similar-neural-responses-predict-friendships</guid><category><![CDATA[brain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 10:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMrGEvd3deuBZUjDiyYDTYDh7RnAFfQ2qvAG14zUCcrksbo3En1AJf7rJFeRrrypKDVubbYX8rq6qFZVQFQj66fqxgUpoRLgQyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stellar magnetism: What's behind the most brilliant lights in the sky?]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Wisconsin-Madison Summary: Space physicists have just released unprecedented detail on a bizarre phenomenon that powers the northern lights, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (the biggest]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brilliant/@nani12/stellar-magnetism-what-s-behind-the-most-brilliant-lights-in-the-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brilliant/@nani12/stellar-magnetism-what-s-behind-the-most-brilliant-lights-in-the-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[brilliant]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nani12]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:52:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMqVe8SWpHekAwE1hycp85nK7L8fYgzsbunFkPiq2kDehSMjVb5xpwwiZthBM5kRsKppCAJnc3kq1JZgYnemr5ms1jcQgixRFFt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Language is learned in brain circuits that predate humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Georgetown University Medical Center Summary: It has often been claimed that humans learn language using brain components that are specifically dedicated to this purpose. 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