nuclear power

Physicists have come up with a new method for probing the deepest parts of the earth, as well as keeping an eye on global nuclear projects.

Japan’s nuclear reactors have been shut down since 2013. Critics say they should stay that way. But they’re starting to come back to life.

President Obama visited with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, known as “India’s Obama.” The visit started with a precedent-breaking bear hug on the tarmac and has blossomed into a breakthrough on a nuclear deal between the two countries.

It’s been three and a half years since the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, and clean-up is still going. The area is still too dangerous for residents to return, but an army of decontamination employees has created its own small economy in the area, keeping a small number of businesses alive.

Climate change has become such a grave and existential threat that both scientists and concerned citizens say carbon emission reduction must be steep and immediate. This has led many people to call for more nuclear power as part of the solution.