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Russia confirms 'extremely high' radiation levels in toxic cloud

Russia confirms 'extremely high' radiation levels in toxic cloud

21 November 2017

Earlier this month, France's nuclear safety agency said it had recorded radioactivity in the area near the Ural Mountains - and Russia has now verified the readings
We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

We've just found a nearby exoplanet that could be right for life

15 November 2017

A newly discovered nearby world is probably close in size and temperature to Earth. This exoplanet might be able to host life because of its unusually calm star

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