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Exclusive: First visit to Russia's secret nuclear disaster site

Deep in the cold war, Russia managed to hide another Chernobyl – a catastrophic explosion that affected thousands. Fred Pearce visits the Mayak evacuation zone

Features

Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for 'Oscars' of science

Life

Breakthrough Prize hands out $25 million for 'Oscars' of science

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Physics

Physics may be a small but crucial fraction of our reality

Culture

Inside of fusion reactor JET, showing a purple plasma on the right

Technology

Brexit puts Europe's nuclear fusion future in doubt

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Physics

5 deviant particles that could spark a revolution in physics

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Old Scientist: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

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The world in 2076: Artificial starlight has made energy free

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The world in 2076: Artificial starlight has made energy free

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Earth

The world in 2076: That nuclear war was a bit of a bummer

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A Tv screen in South Korea shows a news report on a North Korea nuclear test

Humans

President Trump’s defence deals may spark a nuclear arms race

Insight

Controversial India-Japan nuclear deal to be signed this week

Technology

Controversial India-Japan nuclear deal to be signed this week

Under a deal expected to be signed on Friday, Japan can supply nuclear technology to India, which is not a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty

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Physics

Bump hiding in 20-year-old data could be undiscovered particle

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Space

Physics tweak solves five of the biggest problems in one go

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Space

The Higgs boson makes the universe stable – just. Coincidence?

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Life

Life's subatomic secret: How we're cracking the Hoyle state

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