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January 26, 2024

Ukraine to start construction on 4 new nuclear reactors later this year

Ukraine is set to ramp up its nuclear energy production with the construction of four new nuclear power reactors later this year despite its ongoing war with Russia.

January 24, 2024

Man finds 7-carat diamond at Arkansas state park, names gem after his fiancée

A man recently found a large diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Pike County, Arkansas. The tourist plans to have the gem cut into two for his daughter and his future wife.

January 24, 2024

Democrat in another blue city joins push to ban gas stoves

A city official in Chicago is pushing to ban natural gas, making it the latest of a slew of cities aiming to limit gas stoves.

January 23, 2024

New Mexico faces opposition to governor's water recycling initiative over concerns of increased fracking

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is facing opposition from environmental activists over her initiative to finance the treatment and recycling of wastewater.

January 23, 2024

Largest deep-sea coral reef mapped off East Coast: 'Breathtaking in scale'

The largest deep-sea coral reef to date was mapped off the U.S. Atlantic coast. It not only provides benefits to sea life, but humans and planet Earth, as well.

January 22, 2024

Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupts, displacing thousands

Thousands were evacuated from the area surrounding Indonesia's Mount Merapi as it erupted Sunday, with residents advised to remain at least 4.3 miles away from its crater's mouth.

January 21, 2024

Can you really tell a tree’s age from the rings on its stump? What you never knew

Exploration of the great outdoors includes a fascination with the trees around us — and here, an expert in tree-ring research reveals some of the details about what trees can tell us.

January 20, 2024

European anger over deep-sea mining push despite urge for energy independence from China, Russia

Norway approved the measure in a bid to expand its energy operations as lawmakers seek to increase independence from foreign resources and investments.

January 20, 2024

Georgia tween with spina bifida meets adopted sea turtle with matching disability: ‘Felt a connection'

12-year-old Kendall Barfield and her adopted green sea turtle, Bandit, share a common disability. The young girl reflects on what it was like to meet her turtle for the first time.

January 19, 2024

Activists in Norway charged after blocking entrances to government offices to protest wind farm impact

A group of protesters are facing charges for allegedly blocking government offices to protest a wind farm in central Norway's Fosen district, officials say.