TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Will the Nuclear Power "Renaissance" Ever Reach Critical Mass? This month, Finland's Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor was supposed to begin generating power, a tangible sign of the revival of the nuclear industry outside of Asia after nearly 30 years of no new construction because of accidents, cost-overruns and other issues. Instead, the reactor won't be completed for more than three more years, its price is nearly 60 percent more than anticipated, and it is mired in costly legal squabbles between the builder, Areva, and the Finnish utility, Pohjolan Voima. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Severe Weather Psychology, Part 2 Below is the original script. But a few changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast.]This is the second half of a special 60-Second Psych on the psychology of tornadoes. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Tasty bird not so extinct after all Will the Tasman booby survive being discovered for the third time? That's the hope of researchers at New Zealand's University of Canterbury, who have recently proved that this tasty bird is not as extinct as was believed. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Pirate Economics?: Captain Hook Meets Adam Smith Will Turner : “If we can outrun her, we can take her. We should turn and fight.” Captain Jack Sparrow : “Why fight when you can negotiate?” [More] rss.sciam.com |
Growing Up: Skyscraper Farms Seen as a Way to Produce Food Locally--And Cut Greenhouse Emissions Dear EarthTalk: What is "vertical farming" and how is it better for the environment? --Jonathan Salzman, New York City [More] rss.sciam.com |