Wood, coal, or natural gas are the usual culprits in terms of cooking fuel, but some clever chemistry makes poop into a ...

When you throw trash in the waste bin and then wheel it out to the curb, a truck usually comes once a week and hauls it away to a landfill. Then what? Maybe you've never thought to ask. Any organic ...

Understanding the flammability limits and combustion characteristics of fuel–air mixtures is pivotal for both industrial safety and the advancement of energy technologies. These limits define the ...

For thousands of years, permafrost has trapped Siberia's carbon-rich soil, a compost of Ice Age plant and animal remains. But global warming is melting the permafrost and exposing the soil, causing ...

Japan’s relationship with the energy sector is, at best, complicated. Having virtually no oil, coal or natural gas to fire its power plants, Japan was forced to import over 90% of its energy in 2014.