In the wake of World War 2, Clair Patterson embarked on a scientific quest to find out how old the Earth really is. His hard work paid off, but it also revealed a modern danger.

We've heard news of "peak oil" and "the end of the oil age" for years now, but we keep coming up with ways to find and pump more of it to the surface. Rising CO2 levels and the changing climate that results from burning fossil fuels mean...

Energy use can be confusing – I mean, how do you compare gasoline in your car to electricity piped to your house? That's why we made these things spud-tacularly simple.

The roadmap to ending pollution from transportation is here, says electrification advocate Monica Araya. In conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, Araya introduces Drive Electric: a global campaign to retire the polluting internal...

Product designer Eben Bayer reveals his recipe for a new, fungus-based packaging material that protects fragile stuff like furniture, plasma screens -- and the environment.

Scientists have been searching for the hard-to-find nests of Storm Petrels in order to protect them, but first, they'll have to follow their nose.

Mike Rugnetta continues to teach you about Tricksters in myth, and this time we're headed to the Americas. Coyote and Raven appear in stories from many Native American groups, and more often than not, they're tricky. They're also often...

When will be run out of oil? Why haven’t we run out of oil already?



In 1977, President Jimmy Carter went on TV and declared that the biggest crisis that we were going to face in our...

A cartoon car's fuel tank is leaking! Can Doc McWheelie repair it? Come see what happens!

The Shell Eco Marathon is a prestigious annual event where competitors from around the world construct fuel-efficient cars and race them on a circuit, aiming to use as little fuel as possible. The race showcases the combination of...

Operation Pluto was a groundbreaking engineering feat during World War II, where an offshore pipeline was laid across the English Channel to supply fuel to the Allied forces in Normandy. With innovative technology and secrecy, steel...

The video discusses Michelin's Challenge Burbendum, a clean car rally held in Shanghai to address China's increasing levels of pollution. The event showcased hybrid vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell cars, and biofuel-powered cars as...

Agathe, David, and Vincent experiment with alternative biofuels, comparing the efficiency and environmental impact of ethanol and petrol. With the help of chemists, they create ethanol from beetroots and test its performance against...

Gasoline (petrol) and diesel are extracted from the same raw material crude oiland pass through various levels of refinement. Yet, they have different thermal characteristics, making them suitable for very different purposes. For...

Reactions used in the oil industry to break down large hydrocarbon molecules.
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In USA in the 1970s, 200,000 tonnes of lead was added to petrol every year. Now leaded petrol for cars is banned. Discover the dangers of tetraethyl lead in petrol. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Midgley Junior added...

Learn how the industrial process of fractional distillation transforms crude oil into a variety of products, from plane fuel to road surfacing. Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Extraction of crude oil from Fractional...

The factors affecting global oil prices, and what can happen if prices shift dramatically. Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Oil price is determined by the current supply to world markets, the amount in reserves, and...

Fossil fuels are a finite energy source. How long will they last, and why is it so difficult and costly to extract these fuels from beneath the earth and oceans? Earth Science - Earth's Resources - Learning Points. Fossil fuels are...

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