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Nuclear transmutation is a cool idea for a hot problem

Using particle accelerators to break down long-lived nuclear waste isn't a perfect solution, but it is the best we have

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Nuclear alchemy: Thorium promises power from waste

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Nuclear alchemy: Thorium promises power from waste

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Art in oils: Photos show grandeur of our petroleum age

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Art in oils: Photos show grandeur of our petroleum age

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Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying

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Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying

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Americans would pay more for green energy

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Do we know enough to ensure safe Arctic drilling?

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Do we know enough to ensure safe Arctic drilling?

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Fracking drives pronghorn herds out of Wyoming habitat

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Fracking drives pronghorn herds out of Wyoming habitat

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Solar power hits a tortoise roadblock

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Solar power hits a tortoise roadblock

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Japan's last operational nuclear reactor to go offline

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Japan's last operational nuclear reactor to go offline

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US to export gas as glut slashes prices

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US to export gas as glut slashes prices

Fracking has left the US with more natural gas than it knows what to do with, so for the first time producers will sell it abroad

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New leaf: The promise of artificial photosynthesis

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How to build an artificial star on Earth

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Abandoning nuclear energy may not boost renewables

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Modified bacteria could get electricity from sewage

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