  urlLink Archaeologists advise on nuclear waste disposal Ancient glasses that have spent thousands of years buried in the earth can hint at how the modern packaging might fare over the many thousands of years it will take for nuclear waste to decay to safe levels of radioactivity.
( urlLink via ) urlLink Yucca decision looms large The most notable science news item of 2002 could be regarded as either a sign of extreme confidence in the ability of scientists to overcome great challenges or an infamous decision that will be condemned by our descendants for millennia to come. Other, unambiguously ominous developments have marked the year... 
