A flexible battery that can be woven unobtrusively into fabrics could one day provide electricity for your gadgets […]

Solar power has long had a reputation for being expensive, but the falling costs of making panels could change that […]

As energy demand grows, even alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear fusion could begin to affect the climate. Anil Ananthaswamy reports […]

Many fear that by-products of shale fracking – cracking the rock to release its gas – will harm their health. New Scientist examines the evidence […]

Many fear that by-products of shale fracking – cracking the rock to release its gas – will harm their health. New Scientist examines the evidence […]

An unprecedented rescue attempt is playing out in the Arctic as a US icebreaker attempts to lead a Russian tanker to the ice-bound village of Nome, Alaska […]

Two of the main objections to "fracking" for shale gas have been blown out of proportion, according to British geologists […]