10 years after Fukushima, safety is still nuclear power's greatest challenge
On the 10th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, two experts explain why human choices are more important to nuclear safety than technology, and why the job is far from finished.
March 5, 2021 • ~12 min
Japan to build wooden satellites to cut space junk
One of Japan's largest companies has partnered with Kyoto University in what would be a world first.
Dec. 29, 2020 • ~3 min
Asteroid capsule landing point detected
A search is under way for a capsule carrying the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.
Dec. 5, 2020 • ~2 min
Rocks from an asteroid set for delivery to Earth
A Japanese spacecraft is set to deliver its precious sample cache to the Australian outback.
Dec. 4, 2020 • ~3 min
Hayabusa 2: returning asteroid sample could help uncover the origins of life and the solar system
If the building blocks of life were present at the time that Earth was born, this could mean life is common in the universe.
Dec. 4, 2020 • ~7 min
200 years ago, people discovered Antarctica – and promptly began profiting by slaughtering some of its animals to near extinction
For 200 years, a small number of countries have exploited the marine wildlife of Antarctica, often with devastating impact on their populations.
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~8 min
Mauritius oil spill: Satellite images show removal operation
Satellite images capture tug boats trying to remove the broken vessel, which spilled tonnes of oil.
Aug. 19, 2020 • ~2 min
Particles from Fukushima meltdown contained plutonium
Almost ten years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, researchers report that the particles from power plants contained plutonium.
Aug. 6, 2020 • ~6 min
Scientists revive 100 million-year-old microbes from the sea
The organisms had been in a dormant state in the seabed in the South Pacific since the age of dinosaurs.
July 28, 2020 • ~2 min
The UAE's Mars mission seeks to bring Hope to more places than the red planet
A new country launches a mission to Mars. A space expert explains what this means for the Middle East and the African continent.
July 13, 2020 • ~6 min
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