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Could nuclear power plants last as long as the Hoover Dam?
Increasingly dependable and emitting few greenhouse gases, the U.S. fleet of nuclear power plants will likely run for another 50 or even 70 years before it is retired -- long past the 40-year life span planned decades ago -- according to industry executives, regulators and scientists.
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Antarctic temperature spike surprises climate researchers
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No Kidding: Getting Goats to Graze on Tinder Puts a Damper on Fires
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A Plan to Power 100 Percent of the Planet with Renewables
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10 Solutions for Climate Change
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Does Inflammation Trigger Insulin Resistance and Diabetes?
Conditional Consciousness: Predicting Recovery from the Vegetative State
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The Double Life of ATP in Humans
Piercing the Plasma: Ideas to Beat the Communications Blackout of Reentry
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