Oxygen provides the driving force for many vital chemical reactions. Two well-known examples include respiration, the process that allows living things to break down food to release its energy, and combustion, reactions that produce heat and light.

A study led by Newcastle University involving the community in Lunana, Bhutan, found that while there was a high awareness of the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) among people in Lunana - much of it as a result of ongoing government communications and outreach work - many residents were not sufficiently prepared to respond quickly and safely when warnings occurred.

Researchers have developed a process for converting carbon dioxide and industrial waste into green hydrogen, reporting in a new study that turning trash into valuable mineral products could usher in a more efficient way to produce clean fuel.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have become an increasingly common threat to lakes, rivers and coastal waters across the United States, endangering drinking water supplies, aquatic ecosystems, public health and local economies.

In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.

Concrete is the most widely used building material on Earth, and producing it is one of the largest single sources of carbon emissions.

Humans have been turning seeds and soil into food for thousands of years.

Will a warming climate and changing weather patterns lead to more grid blackouts and other energy disruptions?

The digital clock says it’s 2:42 – the blinking colon counting the seconds below a mysterious green box.

Research at the University used a new method of measurement to understand how warm the Earth’s temperature has been over the Phanerozoic period – from around 540 million years ago to the present day.