Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy that could see nuclear reactors with replaceable parts, portable mini-reactors, and ship-borne reactors supplying countries with clean ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 12, 2010
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The collapse of key ecosystems would severely harm the global economy, researchers have warned. Researchers from UCL's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) and the Global Systems Institute at the University ...
Economics & Business
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When talk turns to climate change, certain images pop to mind—maybe polar bears on ever-shrinking ice floes, coral reefs drained of color, or more powerful hurricanes hitting the coast.
Environment
Apr 23, 2024
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If you ask American voters what their top issues are, most will point to kitchen-table issues like the economy, inflation, crime, health care or education.
Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2024
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In a week where national security has taken center stage in Washington, the White House confirmed on Thursday that it had evidence that Russia was developing a space-based nuclear anti satellite weapon.
Space Exploration
Feb 24, 2024
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The symbolic "Doomsday Clock" was held at 90 seconds to midnight Tuesday, reflecting existential threats to humanity posed by potential nuclear escalation from the war in Ukraine and the multiplying impacts of the climate ...
Other
Jan 23, 2024
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Households in areas hit hardest by fuel poverty are not benefiting most from the government's flagship energy support scheme, a damning report has found.
Economics & Business
Dec 13, 2023
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In the high-stakes fight against climate change, the United States—and the planet—are at a moment that is both hopeful and harrowing.
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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One West Virginia University researcher is working to protect the communities and economies often affected when companies move in to harness a region's natural resources.
Ecology
Oct 31, 2023
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Newly announced closures of Glencore's copper and zinc mines in Mt Isa will add to a huge number of former mines in Australia. A 2020 study by Monash University's Resources Trinity Group found more than 80,000 inactive mine ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2023
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