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Chernobyl staff denied access to radiation monitoring lab

Scientific monitoring of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is being affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine

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An employee in front of a screen displaying charts for cryptocurrencies at the Independent Reserve office in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, March 4, 2022. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies??rose earlier??in the week on the expectation that they might gain traction during Russias invasion of Ukraine. The advance was then??stymied by concern??about the effect of international sanctions against Russia. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Will bitcoin help or hinder Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion?

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

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Will Russia's attack on a Ukrainian nuclear plant cause a meltdown?

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$KAZAKHSTAN MARCH 2, 2022: A Soyuz-2.1b rocket booster with a Fregat upper stage carrying British OneWeb satellites is being transported from an assembling facility to a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The launch is scheduled for 5 March 2022 at 01:41 Moscow time. Roscosmos Press Office/TASS THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Photo by Roscosmos Press Office\TASS via Getty Images)$

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OneWeb 'surprised' by Russian demands over satellite launch

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Russia and UK face a stand-off over OneWeb satellite rocket launch

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by EyePress News/Shutterstock (12818720l) File image of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline construction. Germany is halting the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline in light of Russia's incursion into Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday Feb 22, 2022. The undersea pipeline, meant to ferry natural gas directly from Russia to northern Germany, is owned by a subsidiary of Russia's state-owned Gazprom. Berlin has previously been reluctant to impose sanctions that would affect Nord Stream 2. But at a press conference Tuesday, Scholz said that the situation today is fundamentally different and therefore, in light of recent events, we must also reassess this situation ... also with regard to Nord Stream 2. Shortly after, the economy ministry announced it was halting the certification process Germany shelves Nord Stream 2 Pipeline - 22 Feb 2022

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Europe rethinks its energy strategy after Russia's attack on Ukraine

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Vladimir Putin

Humans

Would Vladimir Putin really use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?

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Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover

Space

Russian sanctions mean ESA's Mars rover is unlikely to launch in 2022

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Fields medal

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Mathematicians are angry that Russia may still host a major conference

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Building on fire

Technology

Is Russia winning the disinformation war in Ukraine?

Russia has flooded social media with disinformation as part of its offensive on Ukraine, but unlike its previous campaigns to spread falsehoods, few people seem to be falling for it

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Technology

Will Russia’s invasion of Ukraine trigger a massive cyberwar?

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Technology

Meet the amateur drone pilots defending Ukraine’s border with Russia

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Space

Anti-satellite weapons: Will further tests make space more dangerous?

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Health

Everything you need to know about Russia's coronavirus vaccine claims

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