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IAEA chief Grossi to visit and assess Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant

World
David Turner

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has travelled to Ukraine to assess the situation surrounding the Russian-occupied ...

UK government approves controversial $2.5B project for ‘carbon negative’ power plant

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The UK government approved a £2 billion (around $2.5 billion) project on Tuesday to create a “carbon negative” wood-burning power plant. But ...

We’ve been ‘close’ to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen?

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Nuclear fusion power was supposed to be a dream come true. As soon as we discovered that you could smash little atoms ...

Volcanic eruption lights up the night in Iceland after weeks of earthquake warnings − a geologist explains what’s happening

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Lava erupted through a fissure in Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula on Dec. 18, 2023, shooting almost 100 feet (30 meters) in the air ...

Pennsylvania governor appeals decision blocking plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gases

Politics
Amanda Smith

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration said Tuesday that it is appealing a court ruling that blocked a state regulation ...