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Thorium reactors could rescue nuclear power

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Thorium reactors could rescue nuclear power

An alternative to conventional uranium and plutonium reactors might be immune to the problems that have plagued the Fukushima nuclear power plant

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Female baboons are victims of domestic abuse

Life

Female baboons are victims of domestic abuse

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Fossil fuels are far deadlier than nuclear power

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Fossil fuels are far deadlier than nuclear power

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To be or not to be: the science of existence

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Murder, medicine and the first blood transfusions

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Fukushima throws spotlight on quake zone nuclear power

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Fukushima throws spotlight on quake zone nuclear power

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'We are not primarily rational creatures'

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How today's technologies will shape the world in 2100

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Data of life's rhythms of life replayed in art

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Technology

Briefing: How nuclear accidents damage human health

As concern surrounding the Japanese Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continues, 51¶¯Âþ looks at the risk of long-term health damage

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The strange tale of the Lebanese space race

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Why futurologists always get it wrong

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Didn't you notice Google's crown slipping?

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Technology

Shock wave puts hybrid engines in a spin

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