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methane

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SScience
Hydrocarbons play a key role in shaping the chemistry of the interstellar medium, but their enrichment and relation with carbonaceous grains and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons still lack clear observational constraints. García-Bernete et al. report on the Webb infrared observations of the local ultra-luminous infrared galaxy (ULIRG) IRAS 07251-0248, which revealed the extragalactic detection of small gas-phase hydrocarbons. Image credit: García-Bernete et al., doi: 10.1038/s41550-025-02750-0.
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Webb Detects Unexpected Richness of Hydrocarbons in Obscured Core of Nearby Ultra-Luminous Galaxy

  • February 8, 2026
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered an unprecedented richness of small gas-phase hydrocarbons —…
EEnvironment
An oil pump jack operates in the Permian Basin of West Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images
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MethaneSAT Releases First Global Assessment of Oil and Gas Climate Pollution

  • February 7, 2026
MethaneSAT, the world’s most advanced methane-detecting satellite and first spacecraft owned by an environmental nonprofit, promised to usher…
SScience
How COVID shutdowns led to a methane surge
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How COVID shutdowns led to a methane surge

  • February 5, 2026
  In the early 2020s, as societies around the world shut down to protect their people from the…
EEnvironment
Commission welcomes ministerial support for the pragmatic implementation of the Methane Regulation on import requirements
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Commission welcomes ministerial support for the pragmatic implementation of the Methane Regulation on import requirements

  • December 16, 2025
EU energy ministers discussed EU methane rules in their Council meeting in Brussels today, supporting the approach suggested…
BBusiness
Ruminant Biotech raises $17m at $132m valuation for its cow pill that will slash methane emissions
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Ruminant Biotech raises $17m at $132m valuation for its cow pill that will slash methane emissions

  • November 26, 2025
Where the money’s going Chief executive Tom Breen says the funds will be used to get his company’s…
EEnvironment
Sustainable Business and Finance: Paris Agreement at risk as Government lowers methane target - Deborah Russell
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Sustainable Business and Finance: Paris Agreement at risk as Government lowers methane target – Deborah Russell

  • November 19, 2025
It is important New Zealand meets these commitments. As a small nation, we rely on a rules-based international…
NNew Zealand
How New Zealand is watering down its methane targets • Table.Briefings
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How New Zealand is watering down its methane targets • Table.Briefings

  • October 28, 2025
Feature | NDC Published on: 28. October 2025 New Zealand’s sheep population vastly outnumbers its human residents. (picture…
SScience
Unexpected Mixture of Hydrogen Cyanide and Hydrocarbons May Exist on Saturn’s Moon Titan
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Unexpected Mixture of Hydrogen Cyanide and Hydrocarbons May Exist on Saturn’s Moon Titan

  • October 22, 2025
Titan offers great motivation for the detailed study of organic chemistry in unconventional conditions. Nonpolar hydrocarbons such as…
NNew Zealand
Mood of the Boardroom: NZ dairy exports forecast strong returns as Fonterra eyes trade deals
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Climate change: Government to lower 2050 methane reduction target, orders 2040 review

  • October 12, 2025
Agriculture Minister Todd McClay announcedg the changes in Te Pahu, near Hamilton, at midday, alongside Climate Change Minister…
SScience
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
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Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time

  • September 18, 2025
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…
CComputing
New Mexico Is Building A Quantum Computing Hub
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New Mexico Is Building A Quantum Computing Hub

  • September 5, 2025
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at New Mexico’s plans to build a quantum computing…
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