Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Using the spectral data from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have…
Webb Detects Methane in Atmosphere of Exo-Saturn TOI-199b
Using spectral data from the Near-Infrared Spectrograph (NIRSpec) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers analyzed the…
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane ‘fire ice’
Melting glaciers, like the one in Ilulissat Icefjord, could release vast stores of methane Gerald Wetzel, Karlsruhe Institute…
Scientists Stunned As Volcano Removes Methane From the Air
The Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption on January 15, 2022. Image taken from a video of the eruption.…
A New Way to Fight Climate Change Emerges From Erupting Volcano
When the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha’apa submarine volcano erupted in 2022, it spewed roughly 2.9 billion tons of ash…
Scientists Discover Hidden Methane Source Beneath Every Major City
Methane is one of the most powerful drivers of global warming, yet scientists may have overlooked a major…
Warming Oceans Could Trigger a Dangerous Methane Surge
Ocean microbes may produce more methane as warming waters become nutrient-starved. This unexpected process could accelerate climate change…
Brussels mulls scrapping methane fines amid energy crisis – leak
The European Commission is considering suspending methane fines for oil and gas producers during gas shortages, emergency storage…
Chemistry in Pictures: Glowing gassy gut microbes
Although they may look like fancy tulips, the high-resolution 3D fluorescence images above actually show two different…
Environmental groups urge California to track methane from reservoirs
Methane, the second-biggest contributor to climate change, is spewing into the atmosphere from the oil and gas industry,…
Scientists Are Using Lightning in a Bottle to Turn Methane Into Methanol
The right chemical formula can give mundane materials the most unlikely of makeovers. If you have any doubts,…
Guest post: How changes to coal mining have affected China’s methane emissions
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is responsible for about 30% of the global temperature increase observed since the…