As the energy landscape shifts toward renewables, a survey of laid off fossil fuel workers documents the challenges they face.

Arctic lakes are drying up. A new study offers clues as to why—and what can be done to slow the loss.

As of 2015, more than 170 million Americans had clinically concerning levels of lead in their blood when they were children, likely resulting in lower IQs.

The production of 99% of widely produced chemicals consumes more natural resources than the Earth can provide in the long term, research finds.

More than one million deaths worldwide were attributable to the burning of fossil fuels in 2017. Coal accounted for more than half of those deaths.

Living near a oil or gas well may increase the chance of spontaneous preterm birth, a new study looking at women living near wells in California finds.

Earthquakes from fracking can damage property and endanger lives. New guidelines on when to slow or halt work may minimize risk.

Oil prices have crashed like never before. Here, an expert explains why that is and what it would take to get things back to normal.

With the right amount of pressure and surprisingly little heat, a substance found in fossil fuels can transform into pure diamonds.

Scientists have been underestimating how much methane in the atmosphere comes from fossil fuels, research finds. Here's the silver lining.