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The damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant: a group of ruined and damaged gray, green and white buildings

Chernobyl: The world's worst nuclear disaster

By Marc Lallanilla published

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion resulted in the most horrific nuclear disaster in the world.

Person wearing a yellow biohazard suit in a decontamination shower against an industrial background.

How do you decontaminate objects exposed to radioactivity?

By Joanna Thompson published

Can a person or object exposed to high radioactivity just take a shower with soap and water, or is more needed for decontamination?

A scanning electron microscope image of a bacterium that can use atmospheric hydrogen to generate an electrical current.

Scientists discover enzyme that can turn air into energy, unlocking potential new energy source

By Ben Turner published

A relative of the tuberculosis bacterium has long been known to convert hydrogen from the air into electricity. Now, scientists have discovered how.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — as seen in the bright flash on the top right — on Oct. 2, 2022. The image shows a subset of extreme ultraviolet light that highlights the extremely hot material in flares and which is colorized in orange.

What is nuclear fusion?

By Nola Taylor Redd, Tia Ghose published

Nuclear fusion is the merging of two light atomic nuclei into one heavier one. If it can be harnessed on Earth, it could generate clean, limitless energy.

SSAB HYBRIT steel plant

Steelmaking doesn’t need to come with CO2 emissions anymore, and SSAB has the technology

By Sponsored published

Sponsored SSAB’s new steel-making process avoids fossils entirely, largely eliminating carbon emissions and producing water as a byproduct that it has bottled up to highlight its clean process.

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New Way to Make 'Green Diesel' from Coal

By Bjorn Carey last updated

If perfected, the process could help ease our reliance on petroleum-based gasoline.

Cirrus clouds are made of ice particles and can cover 30% of Earth's atmosphere.

Cutting Costs by Cleaning Air (Op-Ed)

By Dan Lashof last updated

Can cutting carbon cut costs?

view of Earth and cloud cover

Keystone XL Pipeline Will Cause Damage Beyond Spills (Op-Ed)

By Danielle Droitsch last updated

Does the Keystone XL pipeline have environmental impacts beyond the risk of spills?

A photo of a technician on a roof checking solar panels. Renewable-energy storage involves storing energy from renewable sources such as solar.

How to store renewable energy

By Patrick Pester published

Renewable-energy storage can help humanity reduce its fossil fuel use and combat climate change. Here are some of the best and most promising methods for storing renewable energy.

The Chernobyl plant has been captured for nearly 3 weeks.

Chernobyl plant loses electricity again

By Ben Turner published

Ukrainian officials blame the power cut on Russian troops

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