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Use of renewable energy sources such as wind power and biofuels are on the rise since 2000.

Use of renewable energy sources such as wind power and biofuels are on the rise since 2000.

A poignant scene of a recently burned forest, captured at sunset.

A top down view of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory�s 1960s molten salt reactor experiment, an early precursor to the Chinese reactor.

an illustration of a futuristic alien ship landing on a planet

a destoryed city with birds flying and smoke rising

a researcher bends over and points to the boundary between a body of water and ice

An active fumerole in Iceland spews hydrogen sulfide gas.

Solar Impulse plane at hangar 19 at john f. kennedy airport

ocean energy turbine

A close-up photo of one of Physee�s installed PowerWindows at Amsterdam�s main business district.

Solar Impulse plane at hangar 19 at john f. kennedy airport

A sign in the window of a business in Metropolis, Illinois, tells visitors they will be closed on August 31 for the solar eclipse.

Solar-Power Generation During Aug. 21, 2017 Eclipse

Infographic: The layers and functions of the human skin.

science budgets for federal government

infographic of nuclear power plant

Fukushima fuel rod infographic

infographic of human body sweat

Today�s GoFIgure looks at phobias, defined as irrational fears of things which are not likely to be dangerous.

Two colorful parrots perched on a branch