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Walk This Way: Japanese Heels Auto-Plant Seeds

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Sat Apr 7, 2012 08:27 AM ET | 0

Sky-high heels mechanically plant seeds -- and could help decontaminate land affected by nuclear disaster. Read more

Walk This Way: Japanese Heels Auto-Plant Seeds

The Lost Pets of Fukushima: Photos

Posted Thu Mar 8, 2012 07:30 AM ET | 0

One year after the disaster, Fukushima is still struggling to care for the lost pets. Read more

Fukushima Faces Future Quakes

Posted by Tim Wall Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:56 PM ET | 0

Japan's 9.0 earthquake last year lubricated seismic faults and increased the chance that they will give way and rattle the region again. Read more

Hot Spike at Fukushima Nuclear Reactor

Posted by Alyssa Danigelis Wed Feb 8, 2012 07:45 AM ET | 0

An unexpected temperature spike this week in a nuclear reactor at the embattled Fukushima plant, has required emergency countermeasures. Read more

Caging Radioactive Gas

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Jan 26, 2012 04:57 PM ET | 0

Chemists have found a chemical that can absorb radioactive gas. Read more

Japan Wants UN Atomic Agency in Fukushima

Posted Mon Jan 23, 2012 07:04 AM ET | 0

Tokyo wants an international seal of approval for the energy-hungry country's nuclear industry, but has failed to inspire confidence. Read more

Small May Be Beautiful For Nuclear Power

Posted by Jesse Emspak Thu Dec 15, 2011 09:50 AM ET | 0

A new report says we could build smaller nuclear plants more efficiently and cheaply than large ones. Read more

Small May Be Beautiful For Nuclear Power

Radioactive Iodine: France Detects Traces in Atmosphere

Posted Wed Nov 16, 2011 08:00 AM ET | 0

France's nuclear watchdog yesterday reported finding traces of radioactive iodine in the air last week after similarly low contamination was found across several eastern European countries. Read more

Will You Survive A Nuclear Attack?

Posted by Nic Halverson Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:56 AM ET | 0

Check to see if your city has what it takes to survive a 50 megaton Tsar Bomba. Read more

Bart's Blinky? Three-eyed Fish Raises Nuke Fears

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:07 AM ET | 0

Fishermen caught a three-eyed fish in a reservoir that receives water from a nuclear plant in Argentina. Read more

Bart's Blinky? Three-eyed Fish Raises Nuke Fears

Radiation Hotspot Detected in Tokyo

Posted Thu Oct 13, 2011 03:23 PM ET | 0

A radiation hotspot reaching levels of 3.35 microsieverts per hour is reported for a street in Tokyo, 136 miles from Fukushima. Read more

iPhone Powers Radiation Detector

Posted by Christina Ortiz Tue Oct 11, 2011 02:09 PM ET | 0

This Japan-only device turns iPhones/iPods into Geiger counters. Read more

Take a Garbage Patch Cruise

Posted Thu Oct 6, 2011 12:04 PM ET | 0

An eco-adventure voyage is set to check on the tsunami debris floating in the Pacific Ocean. Want to join? Read more

French Nuclear Plant Blast Kills One, Injures Four

Posted Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:13 PM ET | 0

At least one person was killed and four injured in a blast at a nuclear site in the south of France on Monday. Read more

Hot Spots of Radiation Raise Risk in Fukushima

Posted by Christina Reed Wed Aug 3, 2011 09:39 PM ET | 0

Lethal radiation levels of more than 10,000 millisieverts per hour raise the need for caution to even greater extremes that workers at the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant must take. Read more