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SPIDER reactor

Physics

Inside the SPIDER facility, preparing for nuclear fusion tests

Due for completion next year, the SPIDER facility in Italy will fine-tune the heating source for ITER, the world's first experimental fusion reactor

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Governments sued over climate change, with banks and firms next

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Governments sued over climate change, with banks and firms next

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Technology

Wake-up call: How turbulence could reveal secret nuclear subs

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Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

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Earth

Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

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Fukushima

Health

Fear is a killer: Nuclear expert reveals radiation's real danger

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

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Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

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Abstract image of two glowing orbs surrounded by spirals of light

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Wiggling atom probes buddy molecule without disturbing it

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Is coal really on its way out?

Earth

UK government subsidises coal sector with £356 million a year

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screen grab of TV report on Fukushima disaster

Health

Fukushima accident gave everyone an X-ray’s worth of radiation

After the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan was hit by a tsunami in 2011, everyone was exposed to extra radiation, but for most people the dose was small

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: Is pollution getting worse?

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: How air pollution shortens your life

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: 5 ways to slash your pollution intake

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: What to do to fight air pollution

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