Below the surface of Alberta’s Abraham Lake, blue-white columns greet the eye. Yet these beautiful formations are in fact trapped frozen bubbles of flammable methane gas. Keep reading >>

This week, evil cigarette ads show vintage advertising to be badvertising, while some works of reverse graffiti put contemporary marketing methods in a far better light. Keep reading >>

Some startling facts and figures about genetically modified organisms... Keep reading >>

New research led by NASA has found that a swath of the Amazon rainforest is reeling from eight years of devastating megadrought. Keep reading >>

A great selection of goodies in this week's roundup, plus the chance to see a scrawny pre-Batman Christian Bale... Keep reading >>

In the last few months, West Africa and Haiti have suffered epic disasters – immense humanitarian emergencies in which climate change appears to have played a part. Keep reading >>

From green buildings and solar power to student initiatives, there are a number of ways in which universities today are going green. This infographic breaks it all down. Keep reading >>

Wind and solar power are the heavyweights when it comes to energy alternatives, but are they as green as they claim to be? And what are the politics behind this picture? Keep reading >>