- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 28th, 2015
Life Might Be Possible on Saturn's Moon Titan, Just Not as We Know It
Scientists piece together a model of a cell membrane that could form and survive in Titan's liquid methane seas
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 25th, 2014
A Methane Ice Cloud Is Hovering Over Saturn's Moon Titan
Astronomers say this cloud on Titan is strikingly similar to the ones documented over our planet's poles
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 25th, 2014
Hundreds of Previously Unknown Gas Plumes Found Along the US Atlantic Coast
Scientists say the plumes are bubbling up from the seafloor, are likely made up of methane
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 12th, 2014
In 2004, US Livestock Emitted More Methane than the Oil and Gas Industry
Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas, fuels both climate change and global warming
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 30th, 2014
Bacteria Can Mop Up Natural Gas Leaks, Study Finds
Scientists say this means bacteria can help reduce pollution, limit global warming
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 18th, 2014
Oversized Backpacks Collect Cow Farts
The end goal is to reduce methane emissions, produce green energy
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 16th, 2014
Fracking Sites Release Way More Methane than Estimated, Study Finds
This means that natural gas might not be as clean as many people think it to be
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 16th, 2014
Shale Gas Wells Feature Massive Methane Levels
Natural gas is not a cleaner alternative to dirty coal
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 8th, 2014
Thawing Permafrost Releases Greenhouse Gases via Plants
The amount of methane released is much higher than first thought
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 21st, 2014
Upcoming ESA Satellite to Track Earth's Missing Methane
The mission is scheduled for launch sometime in 2015
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 25th, 2014
Colorado Moves to Regulate Methane Emissions Resulting from Fracking
The state is the first in the US to roll out such legislation
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2014
Washington, DC Plagued by 6,000+ Methane Leaks
Numerous underground pipelines are heavily damaged
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2014
Innovative Enzyme to Turn Methane Into Fuel
US researchers are working towards developing a viable formula
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 13th, 2014
New Research to Reduce Methane Emissions from Cattle Underway
These animals produce significant amounts of greenhouse gases yearly
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 27th, 2013
Noctilucent Clouds Shining Bright over Antarctica
The phenomenon began earlier than anticipated this year
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2013
Titan Holds 40 Times Earth's Oil Reserves on Its Surface
The Saturnine moon features lakes of methane and ethane
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 20th, 2013
Reducing Livestock Gases Emissions Could Help Fight Global Warming
Very little emphasis is placed on these animals at this point