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The man who crawls into the perilous heart of the Chernobyl reactor

Ever since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists have needed to monitor radioactive conditions inside. That job currently falls to Anatoly Doroshenko, who explains the dangers and importance of his work to New Ů��С��Ƶ

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Chernobyl 2022

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Exclusive report: Inside Chernobyl, 40 years after nuclear disaster

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Plug-in solar is coming – how dangerous is it and is it worth it?

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This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables

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Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown risk is low

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How green hydrogen could power industries from steel-making to farming

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seafloor covered with manganese nodules

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Have we found a greener way to do deep-sea mining?

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Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?

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Environment

Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think

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Solar panels installed in wild brush land near Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa.

Environment

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explains how the creation of living solar panels transformed their impact on the world

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Earth

Atmospheric hydrogen is rising, which may be a problem for the climate

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Technology

Modular nuclear reactors sound great, but won't be ready any time soon

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Chemistry

Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

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Environment

Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run

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