Methane comes in different isotopic signatures. Methane from fossil fuels like natural gas leaks or coal mines is heavier, ...

A change in atmospheric chemistry during the covid pandemic resulted in methane concentrations spiking, raising concerns that ...

A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural ...

Atmospheric methane rose faster than ever in the early 2020s, driven less by fossil fuels and more by changes in nature itself.

Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term. Yet much of the world’s methane escapes into the air from landfills, farms, ...

NO x reacts with air to form hydroxyl radicals. These go on to destroy methane, turning it into carbon dioxide, a less potent greenhouse gas. So, less NO x inadvertently led to more methane persisting ...

Can methane flare burners be advanced to produce less methane? This is what a recent study published in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research hopes to address as a team of researchers from the ...

As mighty glaciers melt in the Arctic, new research finds million-year-old methane gas trapped beneath the ice is surfacing, with a potential to further warm the planet. "Glacial retreat is the big ...

Plans are in the works for California to launch a methane-detecting satellite network, the governor's office says. The project is a continuation of the state's efforts to launch its "own damn ...

Through a combination of high-pressure experiments and optical spectroscopy, physicists have revealed new insights into the ...

Methane spiked in the early 2020s as wetter conditions boosted emissions at the same time the atmosphere’s chemical “cleaner” weakened.