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Slovenia Assesses a Deep Underground Fix for Its Nuclear Waste

Slovenia has moved a step closer to deciding what to do with its spent nuclear fuel, after a new cost study found that ...
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England’s Drought Deepens as Government Declares Severe Status Across the South

England's drought is getting worse, even after a wetter week brought welcome rainfall to parts of the country. According to a ...
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Belgium Signs Up to Tougher EU Water Rules as Brussels Pushes for Reform

Belgium has become the second EU country to formally sign on to a European Commission plan aimed at pushing member states to ...
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Optimising the oral bioavailability of creatine

Taken by millions of athletes, creatine is one of the most thoroughly studied dietary supplements. Yet many common practices ...
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“Adapting to rapid climate change is our challenge” G.-H. Florentin (interview)

An agronomist and forester, and a former director general of the FCBA technology institute (forestry, pulp and paper, timber ...
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Shading the Planet: The Case for Climate Intervention with High-Altitude Balloons

The enthusiasm for expensive mitigation measures for climate change appears to be waning. President Donald Trump, for example, has publicly rejected the scientific consensus on climate change, at ...
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Reviving Africa’s Indigenous Crops: A Key to Fighting Hunger and Climate Change

As the world grapples with the twin challenges of hunger and climate change, Africa is turning to its agricultural past for solutions. Long-neglected indigenous crops, which promise better nutrition ...
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“WHO’s Obsession with Breastfeeding: The Pitfalls of Overregulating Infant Formula”

The World Health Organization (WHO) is on a crusade against promoting infant formula, calling for a cessation of influencers endorsing these products on social media platforms. While the WHO claims ...
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Is Nuclear Fusion Fiction? Whether or Not, There’s A Viable Alternative

There are many current alternatives to nuclear fusion — the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy – for generating ...
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Nuclear power takes off (Part 3) : Back to Euratom ?

The European Union was born based on the ECSC and Euratom treaties respectively in 1951 and 1957. These treaties aimed to create an internal market for coal and steel and to promote civil nuclear ...
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“Whoever masters plastic will dominate the world” J. Tayefeh (interview)

On an ecological level, arguably no material has as bad a reputation as plastic. And yet, when listening to Joseph Tayefeh, the Secretary General of The European Plastics Alliance (Plastalliance), the ...
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How does drought propagate along a European river? Lessons from the Danube

During the summer of 2026, critically low water levels of the Danube River drew attention across Europe. Numerous sandbanks emerged, navigation was disrupted [1], and World War II shipwrecks [2] and ...