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Nuclear power plants provide about one-fifth of the world's electricity. How do they work? And why do they produce radioactive waste that will remain toxic for centuries?

This topic discusses the importance of nuclear energy today and explains the construction and working of a nuclear power plant.

Tin whiskers are mysterious, hair-like metal crystals that sprout from circuit boards and hardware, causing shorts and power failures in critical electronic systems.

At the site of the world's worst nuclear accident, nature has taken over. Research on birds in the area tells us how things are going for species at Chernobyl.

Uranium mining stocks showed a dramatic increase in value in only a few years based on the supply crunch for uranium. Uranium mining stocks still have profit potential.

Nuclear Power has been ignored in the past in favor of alternative energy sources. Here are the pros and cons of the nuclear option in the fight against global warming.

In recent years, uranium has become one of the hottest commodities to invest in. What follows is an introduction to nuclear power and the growing global demand

Will the impact of global climate change on Southeast Asia encourage governments to turn to nuclear energy?

A look at some of the investment opportunities in the precious metals sector including gold, silver, platinum, titanium and uranium.

Green house gas emissions, fossil fuel shortages and global warming happening now, we must consider nuclear power as a viable technology for our future energy needs.

Nuclear radiation has great potential for destruction. But engineers and scientists have harnessed the power of atomic forces for a wide range of uses to help humanity.

Nuclear energy is becoming popular again in the search for alternative energy supplies. Though using nuclear power raises some serious concerns, it also has its benefits

Alosa alosa might be disappearing from the river Garonne in France.

The eco-friendly absence of greenhouse gas emissions from nuclear power, a carbon free source of energy, is negated by other environmental aspects of nuclear energy.

How do radiation detectors work? And how does Homeland Security use them at the borders to prevent nuclear materials from being used in weapons of mass destruction?

Independent, feminist horror movies don't come around that often. Being in a rather lonely category, Teeth deserves a rent for this aspect alone.

Worldwide demand for electricity is rising fast. How will this additional electricity be produced?

Oil stocks have reaped the reward of record oil prices, but demand for other solutions has grown. Alternative energy companies are now a big investment opportunity.

Despite the economy, families on a budget can have a reasonably priced vacation in Connecticut and enjoy themselves if they know where to go in the state.

Laser drill technology can quickly sink geothermal wells down to where water can be piped in and high-energy steam returned to run electrical power plants.

Nuclear power draws on the energy contained within an atom to generate electricity.

Shipping industry bilge tanks release destructive invasive species in U.S.waterways. Watercraft owners scramble to remove nonnative species and stop the invasion.

Thyroid autoimmunity is a major cause of thyroid disease in industrialized countries. Environmental pollutants and toxins, viral exposure and stress can all be factors.

In nuclear fusion reactions light atoms such as hydrogen fuse into heavier elements. In nuclear fission reactions heavy atoms such as uranium split.

Unemployed Ohio auto workers could find themselves working for the state's rapidly emerging green energy solar companies near Toledo where new jobs are being created.

On January 14, 2009 the Canadian Action Party introduced a new executive electoral process, proving the integrity of their platform and yielding positive early results.

The Simpsons Movie site is up and active (well, mostly).

The U.S. and Canada are strong trading partners and moves to shrink foreign investments or limit trade with buying American only schemes risks both countries.

Although the US has large sources of energy, mainly fossil fuels, American energy production is dwarfed by energy intensive consumption.

Alternative energy is anything but fossil and nuclear fuel. Which source can most likely replace crude oil on its own: hydroelectric, solar, wind, geothermal, or biomass?

Solar power is the ultimate renewable energy source. Here is an introduction to the basic science that makes all solar energy technologies possible.

Mankind's greatest atomic power was harnessed through the invention of the nuclear reactor by two physicists, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard.

From robotic toys to SETI at home, these science books for kids showcase the ever changing world of robotics and astrobiology.

In 1942, a "secret city" sprang up in a Tennessee valley, as Allied scientists raced to beat the Germans at developing enriched uranium to fuel the first atomic bomb.

Greenpeace has used civil disobedience in order to defend the environment for nearly forty years. What has Greenpeace accomplished recently?

Hop on a bus at Tennessee's American Museum of Science and Energy and travel back to WW II, to the Cold War, and on to today's world-class sub-atomic research facilities.

The USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine and the first sub-surface vessel to conduct an underwater transit across the North Pole.

A 2009 series of polls demonstrated that Americans liked the fruits of science, but were still confused and wary on specific issues.