Critics say public information film shows Shell ‘understood the threat was dire, potentially existential for civilisation, more than a quarter of a century ago’

Nuclear power plants can generate bountiful, carbon-free electricity, but their solid fuel is problematic, and aging reactors are being shut down. A Cold War-era liquid-fueled reactor design could transform thorium — a radioactive waste from mining — into a practically limitless energy source.

Thanks to advances in science and technology, our culture is progressing at an ever-increasing rate. However, in order to truly understand how far we've come, we need to take a look at where we were.

Advances in renewable energy have allowed for a boom in the electric car market, but not everyone's happy about it. The oil industry — while significantly larger than the renewable energy market — is feeling the heat and taking steps to curb the success of electric cars.