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Can California resurrect its lone nuclear power plant because of climate change?

Some Californians and powerful scholars are trying to resurrect nuclear energy in the state from the dead. The reason: California cannot meet its climate change obligations without it.

Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' studies suggest
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Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' studies suggest

A series of research papers renews hope that the long-elusive goal of mimicking the way the sun produces energy might be achievable.
This climate solutions simulator lets you design a climate plan

This climate solutions simulator lets you design a climate plan

Want to know if we can solve the climate crisis by shutting down all coal plants by 2025? What’s the right price for carbon? This simulator that you can run right on your laptop lets you craft your own climate policy.
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This coating on seeds could allow crops to grow in salty soil

This coating on seeds could allow crops to grow in salty soil

By covering seeds in a combination of silk and bacteria, plants can create their own fertilizer and grow in places that otherwise couldn’t support agriculture.
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If we can’t stop hothouse Earth, we’d better learn to live on it

If we can’t stop hothouse Earth, we’d better learn to live on it

New research is a warning that we face a desperate global struggle.

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