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Russia's Floating Nuclear Power Plant Heads for the Bering Strait
By Rafi Letzter published
Russia's got a floating nuclear plant on a barge, and it's heading for the Bering Strait — just a short drift from Alaska.

Bitcoin Is Sucking Up So Much Energy, It Could Stop Being Profitable
By Rafi Letzter published
If bitcoin energy trends continue, mining bitcoin could soon stop being profitable, an economist found.

Gaza Now Has a Toxic 'Biosphere of War' That No One Can Escape
By Mark Zeitoun, Ghassan Abu Sitta published
Opinion Gaza has often been invaded for its water. Every army leaving or entering the Sinai desert, whether Babylonians, Alexander the Great, the Ottomans, or the British, has sought relief there.

Why Is a Train Filled with Human Poop Stuck Outside This Alabama Town?
By Laura Geggel published
A train filled with smelly human excrement from New York City has been stranded in a small Alabama town for two months, according to news sources.

Enriched Uranium Particle Appears Over Alaska — and No One Knows Why
By Rafi Letzter published
A research plane detected a single particle of enriched uranium over Alaska's Aleutian Islands. The particle's origin is a mystery.

Facts About Fracking
By Marc Lallanilla published
Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, is a drilling technique used for extracting oil or natural gas from deep underground.

Nuclear Sphere: Weird Globe Could Revolutionize Fusion Energy
By Rafi Letzter published
A team of physicists argues that its strange, spherical fusion reactor could be the way forward for nuclear energy.
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