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nuclear energy

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

Earth

Energy from evaporating water could rival wind and solar

Water evaporating from lakes and reservoirs could provide a huge amount of electricity, but scaling up the technology will be tricky

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AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

Technology

AI could put a stop to electricity theft and meter misreadings

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mining

Earth

Our terrifying energy future leaves us with uncertainties

Culture

nuclear missile artwork

Technology

The new nuclear race: Why North Korea isn’t the real story

Features

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Earth

The nuclear stalemate is crumbling – what are our options?

Leader

solar panels in China

Technology

Why China's green ambitions will make it the next world leader

Insight

epicentre of recent seismic activity in North Korea

Humans

Can the US really nuke North Korea without starting a world war?

Analysis

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Technology

Failed electric buses remind us that roads not taken do matter

Leader

Seismic tests hint North Korea’s nuke is its first hydrogen bomb

Technology

Seismic tests hint North Korea’s nuke is its first hydrogen bomb

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Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors

Technology

Thorium could power the next generation of nuclear reactors

The first thorium research project in 45 years has kicked off in the Netherlands with the goal of making thorium work in a molten salt reactor

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Technology

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

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Earth

We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

Comment

Earth

The push for UK fracking may be 55 million years too late

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Humans

No, North Korea (probably) won’t nuke the US territory of Guam

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