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Fukushima increases risk of cancer – but not by much

Health

Fukushima increases risk of cancer – but not by much

Radiation from Japan's nuclear disaster will lead to deaths from cancer, but so few that proving a link with the accident could be impossible

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Can fracking contaminate drinking water?

Earth

Can fracking contaminate drinking water?

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Graffiti battery lets you spray paint power supply

Technology

Graffiti battery lets you spray paint power supply

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Japan prepares to switch nuclear reactors back on

Earth

Japan prepares to switch nuclear reactors back on

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Renewable energy's growing pains

Earth

Renewable energy's growing pains

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Japan to renege on carbon emissions cuts

Earth

Japan to renege on carbon emissions cuts

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Earth

Nuclear transmutation is a cool idea for a hot problem

Opinion

Nuclear alchemy: Thorium promises power from waste

Earth

Nuclear alchemy: Thorium promises power from waste

Features

Art in oils: Photos show grandeur of our petroleum age

Life

Art in oils: Photos show grandeur of our petroleum age

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Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying

Technology

Plutonium signature captured after 50 years of trying

The complex properties of radioactive plutonium-239 made its structure hard to analyse – until now. The result may improve methods for storing nuclear waste

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Earth

Americans would pay more for green energy

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Earth

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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Earth

Solar power hits a tortoise roadblock

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