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what it will take to reopen Three Mile Island safely
Microsoft announced on 20 September that it had struck a 20-year deal to purchase energy from a dormant nuclear power…
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Scientists successfully ‘nuke asteroid’ — in a lab mock-up
Scientists and science-fiction writers have long asked whether a nuclear explosion could change the course of an asteroid headed for…
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how conquest and carnage have decimated landscapes worldwide
The Burning Earth: A History Sunil Amrith W. W. Norton (2024) In the 1620s, King Charles I of England commissioned…
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Wildfires are spreading fast in Canada — we must strengthen forests for the future
At the end of July, a wildfire driven by extreme winds blazed through Jasper National Park in Canada, forcing the…
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how close are we to a vaccine — or a cure?
At a major HIV conference in July, scientists announced that a seventh person had been ‘cured’ of the disease. A…
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Mysterious Oropouche virus is spreading: what you should know
The Southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus; artificially coloured) can transmit Oropouche virus to humans, but the main vector is the…
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Can floating homes make coastal communities resilient to climate risks?
Sea levels are changing rapidly and could rise by 1 metre or more by 2100 without drastic reductions in greenhouse-gas…
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Winds of change: reshaping Tenerife’s energy economy
“When harvesting wind energy, keeping an eye on turbines is crucial, particularly on an island as windy and tropical as…
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‘Fire clouds’ from super-hot wildfires are on the rise as Earth warms
A suspected arson on 24 July ignited the Park Fire in California, which had exploded to more than 140,000 hectares…
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Mental maps help monkeys to navigate without sensory input
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 29 July 2024 Cognitive maps are internal representations of the external environment. Evidence from monkeys shows that a…
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