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nuclear power station near the Vienne river in France

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Environmentalists must embrace nuclear power to stem climate change

The Union of Concerned Scientists has overturned its longstanding opposition to nuclear power. Other green groups should follow suit, says Mark Lynas

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Melanie Windridge: Nuclear fusion - the sun's power on Earth

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Melanie Windridge: Nuclear fusion - the sun's power on Earth

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thermal image of houses

Environment

Old homes around the world must be retrofitted to meet climate targets

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solar farm

Environment

Filling Sahara with solar and wind farms would double local rainfall

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hydrogen car

Technology

Gas guzzlers reborn: Why your next car could run on hydrogen

Insight

power plants

Technology

Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy

Features

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Technology

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Culture

ATCs

Technology

Old Scientist: Glancing at ads from the past

Regulars

mining

Earth

Our terrifying energy future leaves us with uncertainties

Culture

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

Nano aluminium offers fuel cells on demand – just add water

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Earth

Robot spots signs of melted fuel at submerged Fukushima reactor

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Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

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Health

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

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