If the UK is to achieve net zero by 2050, it needs to get moving on making a successful green transition across fuel, transport and housing.

Burning leaded gasoline releases toxic lead into the environment, and for 100 years people around the world have been dealing with the health effects. How did a century of toxic fuel come to be?

If we want to limit global warming to below 2°C, most of our untapped fossil fuel reserves need to be kept in the ground.

Soaking up and storing CO₂ is not just a question of technology.

Deep-fried turkeys are delicious, but making one can be dangerous. The scientific reason for fiery Thanksgiving mishaps? A difference in the densities of ice, water and oil.

Misinformation about climate change has been spreading in other ways, and social media companies have been reluctant to stop it.

Of the big pledges so far at the UN climate conference, cutting methane could have the most immediate impact.

The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.

Offshore oil drilling has a long history in California, but is highly unpopular today. The latest major spill is likely to fuel efforts to wind down oil and gas production statewide.