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Germany is closing all its nuclear power plants. Now it must find a place to bury the deadly waste for 1 million years
Where do you safely bury more than 28,000 cubic meters — roughly six Big Ben…
Police raids in Italy uncover weapons, propaganda and suspects who wanted to create an ‘openly pro-Nazi’ party
Officers found firearms and propaganda celebrating Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and fascist dictator Benito Mussolini…
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Lewis Hamilton wins season finale in Abu Dhabi
The Briton had already claimed his sixth career title but demonstrated one last time how…
‘Just Dunzo it.’ How Google’s favorite Indian startup is making city life easier
Dunzo offers to take care of your to-do list, picking up groceries, transporting packages or…
Alibaba spiked nearly 13% in its debut week in Hong Kong
Shares of the Chinese e-commerce company closed down 2.75% at 198.40 Hong Kong dollars ($25.35)…
The artificial skin that allows robots to feel
Scientists last month unveiled an artificial skin that enables robots to feel and respond to…
Solar, wind and hydro power could soon surpass coal
Solar and wind power are growing so rapidly that for the first time ever, the…
US cities are losing 36 million trees a year. Here’s why it matters and how you can stop it
But tree cover in US cities is shrinking. A study published last year by the…
Rising seas are turning Miami’s high ground into hot property
In Miami these days, it’s all about elevation, elevation, elevation.And long before melted ice caps…
Could rich people be the answer to the climate crisis?
The more stuff you own, and the more you travel, the more fossils fuels are…
Why it’s time to redesign the old air conditioner
The air conditioner is nearly 100 years old, and yet it hasn’t evolved much —…
The most notorious modern-day jewelry heists
Written by Alex Stambaugh, CNNTales of criminal masterminds swindling away diamonds, rubies and emeralds in…
CNN Exclusive: Anna Wintour says it’s time to ‘stand up for what you believe in’
CNN’s Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour interviewed Anna Wintour in New York on Friday April…
Louvre Abu Dhabi: Enter the ‘universal museum’ of human creativity
Painting ourselves, we reveal a whole worldHumans started depicting their own bodies artistically with the…
Japan’s lonely vending machines
Vending machines are a mainstay of Japanese culture. There are over 5.5 million in the…
How the Soviet Concorde crashed and burned
Read more unknown and curious design origin stories here. When the Soviet rival to Concorde…
Hidden designs in famous logos
There is an arrow hidden in the FedEx logo. (If you’ve never noticed, go take…
The city where everyone hangs out in a hammam
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