See what Fukushima looks like 15 years after the nuclear disaster

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The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns.
The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns.

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Scientists Just Used Some of Earth’s Worst Chemicals to Produce Battery-Grade Lithium

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A new method transforms a "persistent environmental liability" into a much-desired resource, the researchers say.

Oil's price spike is bad news for power-hungry AI

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An aerial view shows cooling vent fans on the roof next to generators on the lower level of a Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia.
AI data centers are highly energy-intensive, making them vulnerable to rising power costs.

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What smart people are saying about inflation as the war in Iran presses on

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Consumers are experiencing higher prices at the gas pump.

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Cut frivolous journeys and turn off computers during lunch: What countries are telling people to do as oil prices spike

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The AAA said that prices

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Oil surged past $100 before coming back to Earth. Wall Street is bracing for what comes next.

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Oil drilling machinery on a job site.
Oil skyrocketed past $100 a barrel over the weekend because of the war in Iran, but later retreated.

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Oil passes $100 a barrel as US energy secretary says Iran won't be a 'long-term war'

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Oil wells are used to drill for oil.
Oil prices look like they're edging closer to a key threshold that suggests inflation could start to rise and economic growth could get hit from the war on Iran, market pros say.

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Billionaire investor Jim Mellon says US stocks are 'way overpriced,' food needs a rethink, and Gen Z has to hustle

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Billionaire investor Jim Mellon
Jim Mellon is a billionaire investor and author.

Jim Mellon

US Data Centers Could Require as Much Water as New York City by 2030, Study Shows

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AI’s projected water demand will create major problems not just for the average American, but for the industry itself.

Nobel economist Paul Krugman said this surging energy price should 'terrify Republicans'

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Paul Krugman.

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