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    <title>Mathematics and Natural Sciences</title>
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      <title>Environmental DNA Reveals Impact of Climate and Humans on Global River Fish Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/fish-biodiversity.html</link>
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      <description>Human activity and climate influence biodiversity patterns in river ecosystems, as a global analysis of fish biodiversity using environmental DNA (eDNA) reveals.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/fish-biodiversity.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-06-23T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Puzzle of Fitness Landscapes</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/erc-advanced-grant.html</link>
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      <description>Evolutionary biologist Andreas Wagner has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. Over the next five years, he and his team will investigate a longstanding puzzle in Darwinian theory.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/erc-advanced-grant.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>UZH Communications</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-22T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>“Biodiversity is the foundation of our economy and prosperity”</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/world-biodiversity-forum.html</link>
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      <description>At the 4th World Biodiversity Forum in Davos, biodiversity researchers are joining participants from politics, business, society, and culture to discuss ways to protect biodiversity.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/world-biodiversity-forum.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Kurt Bodenmüller, Media Officer</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-06-08T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>“We need a culture for addressing AI errors” </title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/digital-transformation.html</link>
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      <description>As the National Research Program Digital Transformation comes to a close, a new wave of digital change, driven by artificial intelligence, is already underway and needs to be addressed, says Abraham Bernstein.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/digital-transformation.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Interview: Brigitte Blöchlinger / Translation: Barbara Simpson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-27T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>ESA Mission to Explore Understory Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/esa-mission-hibidis.html</link>
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      <description>The HiBiDiS mission aims to provide new insights into forest biodiversity, answering key questions about climate change. UZH is participating as a scientific partner.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/esa-mission-hibidis.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>UZH Kommunikation</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-26T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Botanical Rarity in Full Bloom</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/giant-bromeliad-alcantarea-imperialis.html</link>
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      <description>Visitors to the Botanical Garden are currently being treated to a rare natural spectacle: the giant bromeliad is in bloom.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/giant-bromeliad-alcantarea-imperialis.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Caroline Weckerle</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-04T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Playing with Numbers</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/claire-burrin.html</link>
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      <description>Number theory is the branch of mathematics dedicated to the magic of natural numbers. Claire Burrin, assistant professor of mathematics, specializes in this field.</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Text: Santina Russo, Translation: Gena Olson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-05-03T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cozzarelli Prize Awarded to Jordi Bascompte</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/cozzarelli-prize-bascompte.html</link>
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      <description>UZH evolutionary biologist Jordi Bascompte has received the Cozzarelli Prize for his research on the emergence of eukaryotic cells.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/cozzarelli-prize-bascompte.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Communication</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-27T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Equality by Design</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/athena-swan.html</link>
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      <description>The Faculty of Science is applying for an international label for equality, diversity, and inclusion – the first faculty in Switzerland to do so.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/athena-swan.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Brigitte Blöchlinger and Barbara Simpson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-16T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>UZH Creates New Fellowship Program for Postdocs</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/willener-fellowship.html</link>
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      <description>Meet the first three recipients of the Sylvia Isobel Willener Fellowship, a new funding instrument for postdoctoral researchers.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/willener-fellowship.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Carole Scheidegger</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-14T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How Soil Microbes Adapt to Life in Lakes</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/bacterial-evolution.html</link>
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      <description>An analysis of bacteria in Lake Zurich reveals that some soil microbes acquire new traits in order to colonize new aquatic habitats, while others reduce their genome size.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/bacterial-evolution.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-04-13T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Collecting Data for NASA</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/nasa-artemis-flight-data.html</link>
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      <description>UZH provides NASA with flight data from the Orion space capsule to test the possibility of involving external parties in monitoring flight paths.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/nasa-artemis-flight-data.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Theo von Däniken</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-04-01T22:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Researching on Equal Terms in the Amazon</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/citizen-sience.html</link>
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      <description>Two researchers have discovered a new palm species in the virgin forests of Colombia. Together with an indigenous community, they mapped its geographical distribution.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/citizen-sience.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Melanie Nyfeler</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-17T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>How AI Can Learn Better</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/grewe-brainfair.html</link>
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      <description>Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems have difficulty understanding complex relationships. Benjamin Grewe wants to change this and draws his inspiration from biology.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>Interview: Roger Nickl; Translation: Meg Züblin</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-03-11T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Global Warming Causes Cropland Areas  to Shrink</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/climate-change-croplands.html</link>
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      <description>The subtropics are particularly affected. Explore animated diagrams and interactive maps that show the extent of the decline in various climate scenarios.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/climate-change-croplands.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Text: Theo von Däniken / Translation: Michael Jackson</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-25T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Bug-Born Breakthrough</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/antibiotics.html</link>
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      <description>Oliver Zerbe is working on an active substance that attacks pathogenic bacteria in a novel way and eliminates them.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/antibiotics.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Adrian Ritter</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-02-16T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Muons and Childhood Cancer</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/new-nccr.html</link>
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      <description>The University of Zurich has been chosen to host two new National Centers of Competence in Research,  for childhood cancer diagnostics and treatment as well as muon research.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/new-nccr.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Roger Nickl; Translation: Philip Isler</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-29T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Pesticides Significantly Affect Soil Life and Biodiversity</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Pesticides.html</link>
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      <description>Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides. A Europe-wide study now shows that their effects on soil life are substantial, as pesticides suppress various beneficial soil organisms.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2026/Pesticides.html</guid>
      <dc:date>2026-01-27T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Crime Research and Responsible AI</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/transform-funding-line.html</link>
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      <description>Two interdisciplinary projects have been awarded seed funding. One researches topics such as new forms of crime, while the other promotes the accountable use of AI.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/transform-funding-line.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Roger Nickl; Translation: Gemma Brown</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-19T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Einstein’s Dissertation: Groundbreaking Work in Physics</title>
      <link>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/einstein-phd-thesis.html</link>
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      <description>Exactly 120 years ago today, Albert Einstein was awarded his doctoral certificate at the University of Zurich (UZH). Test your knowledge of Einstein’s dissertation in our quiz.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/news/2026/einstein-phd-thesis.html</guid>
      <dc:creator>Roger Nickl, Theo von Däniken / Translation: Philip Isler</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2026-01-14T23:00:00Z</dc:date>
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