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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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If we must open the Arctic Ocean to oil and gas development we should at least do it in a way that doesn’t harm wildlife, but the signs don’t look good, says Henry Huntington

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The American public would pay extra to get green electricity, but partisan politics means their elected representatives still won’t adopt it

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Disturbances from the drilling of gas wells is causing the fleet-footed ungulates to vacate their prime wintering grounds

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A threatened tortoise species is obstructing plans to build huge power plants in the deserts of the US Southwest

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Japan will take its last operational nuclear reactor offline next weekend – but the country may not remain nuclear-free for long

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Fracking has left the US with more natural gas than it knows what to do with, so for the first time producers will sell it abroad

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It’s chemistry’s greatest challenge – inventing systems that turn water and sunshine efficiently into cheap, clean energy for all

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The vast undertaking that is ITER – a reactor that promises to set humanity on a path toward limitless energy through nuclear fusion – is finally taking shape

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Two planned nuclear power stations in the UK are the latest victims of anti-nuclear sentiment, but it’s not good news for green energy

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