<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/nsm/news-events/stories/2025/0205-great-lakes.php" dsn="news"><featured/><top-stories/><pubDate>02/05/2025 01:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>University of Houston Scientist Hopes to Alter Understanding of Lake Formations</title><subtitle/><description>New research suggests the Great Lakes formed hundreds of millions of years ago thanks to hotspots beneath Pangaea.</description><author/><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="/nsm/_images/nsm/news-events/2025/20250205-great-lakes.jpg" alt="Great Lakes"/></image><categories>NSM</categories></item>