The energy company GE Hitachi is proposing to build a reactor at Sellafield in Cumbria to convert the UK’s waste plutonium stockpile.
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Should animals be stunned before slaughter?
Do religions have a right to kill conscious animals?
Durban: The early skirmishes
As delegations at the UN climate talks circle each other, what are we learning?
3D printer helps grow new bones
Engineers say they have developed a bone-like substance that can be created by 3D printers to create a scaffold for new bone tissue to grow over.
Could ‚green gloop’ meet fuel needs?
Could pond life meet the world’s insatiable appetite for energy?
VIDEO: China launches new satellite
China successfully launches an Earth observation satellite using a Long March 2C rocket – the first outing for the vehicle since it failed on a mission in August.
VIDEO: China launches remote-sensing satellite
China successfully launches an Earth observation satellite using a Long March 2C rocket – the first outing for the vehicle since it failed on a mission in August.
Protests halt Peru mine project
The US company Newmont which plans to build a huge open-cast gold mine in northern Peru says it is halting construction after days of protests.
The greatest light show on earth
Why rocket scientists are studying smoke signals to understand more about the mysterious northern lights.
Liquid-living worms survive space
Worms survive first space mission in liquid form, establishing them as a key model for studying the long-term effects of weightlessness on animals.
Liquid living worms survive space
Worms survive first space mission in liquid form, establishing them as a key model for studying the long-term effects of weightlessness on animals.
Is Osborne a ‚Science Chancellor’?
What is driving George Osborne’s regular science announcements?
Science lesson plans ‚rejected’
MPs describe the government’s response to their recommendations on science lessons as „hugely disappointing”.
Warm blast hits UN climate summit
The global weather agency says the world continues to warm, as words fly over Canada’s stance on emissions and finance.
Chancellor gives £200m to science
Chancellor George Osborne announces an extra £200m for science in his Autumn Statement, including funds for a new laboratory complex in Surrey run by the Institute for Animal Health.
UK space radar project initiated
The UK government is to kick-start an innovative project to fly radar spacecraft around the Earth with an initial investment of £21m.
How neuroscience can shape policy
How brain scans help politicians tap into our decisions
Winter vomit virus ‚in oysters’
The Food Standards Agency finds that most British-grown oysters it tested contains the winter vomiting bug, norovirus.
Public identify whale ‚dialects’
Scientists in Scotland ask members of the public to help with a project looking at the way whales communicate with each other.
Canada battles to export its oil
Canada battles to export its controversial new-found oil
Japanese carmakers eye energy efficient future
Japanese carmakers look to energy-efficient future
Stradivarius violin ‚replicated’
A US-based radiologist „recreates” a 307-year-old Stradivarius violin in a move that may benefit music students.