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Committing countries to safeguarding the needs and interests of the citizens of tomorrow, a new Declaration on Future ...

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A nuclear battery powered by radioactive decay rather than chemical reactions could last for decades. The most efficient ...

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The second-closest planet to the sun is more geologically active than we thought and could have more than 17,000 venusquakes ...

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In a survey of thousands of people, respondents underestimated the massive difference between the carbon footprints of the ...