• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 11th, 2013
Greenhouse Gas 7,000 Times More Potent than CO2 Discovered

Greenhouse Gas 7,000 Times More Potent than CO2 Discovered

Researchers say that emissions of this substance are unregulated

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 26th, 2013
Continental US Releases More Methane than First Calculated

Continental US Releases More Methane than First Calculated

New study analyzes the country's emissions region by region

Arctic Permafrost Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Arctic Permafrost Is a Ticking Time Bomb

This area appears to be more dangerous than first thought

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2013
MAVEN Is the First NASA Spacecraft to Target Mars' Atmosphere

MAVEN Is the First NASA Spacecraft to Target Mars' Atmosphere

The spacecraft will give us new insight into what happened on the Red Planet

India's First Mars Orbiter Set to Launch in Search of Methane

India's First Mars Orbiter Set to Launch in Search of Methane

The probe aims to settle the issue of methane gas on Mars once and for all

10-18 Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide Can Be Stored in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale

10-18 Gigatons of Carbon Dioxide Can Be Stored in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale

Specialists say this could help reduce environmental pollution, limit global warming

There's No Methane-Producing Life on Mars, Curiosity Concludes

There's No Methane-Producing Life on Mars, Curiosity Concludes

NASA scientists have been unable to find any trace of methane in the Martian atmosphere

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 23rd, 2013
Dung Beetles Make Cow Poop More Environmentally Friendly

Dung Beetles Make Cow Poop More Environmentally Friendly

The insects limit the amount of greenhouse gases released by cowpats

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 25th, 2013
Methane Found in Drinking Water Sources Close to Shale Gas Wells

Methane Found in Drinking Water Sources Close to Shale Gas Wells

Study documents how fracking affects drinking water, endangers public health

Researchers Want to Breed Cows That Don't Burp

Researchers Want to Breed Cows That Don't Burp

The goal is to curb the methane emissions produced by cattle

Picture of the Day: Underwater Ice Bubbles

Picture of the Day: Underwater Ice Bubbles

The bubbles are created by gas-releasing plants, researchers explain

Curiosity Says There Is No Methane on Mars

Curiosity Says There Is No Methane on Mars

This means there are no living organisms there, scientists explain

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 17th, 2012
How Meteors Make Exoplanets Seem Inhabited

How Meteors Make Exoplanets Seem Inhabited

The space rocks can contribute important amounts of methane

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 12th, 2012
MAVEN Instruments Finally Coming Together

MAVEN Instruments Finally Coming Together

All components will soon be integrated on the spacecraft

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 11th, 2012
Dust Devils May Be Responsible for Mars' Methane

Dust Devils May Be Responsible for Mars' Methane

The gas' very existence has long since puzzled scientists

Why Oxygen-Rich Oceanic Waters Produce Methane

Why Oxygen-Rich Oceanic Waters Produce Methane

Experts have been trying to decipher this mystery for quite some time

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 23rd, 2012
Why Atmospheric Methane Amounts Leveled Off Recently

Why Atmospheric Methane Amounts Leveled Off Recently

Concentrations held steady between the 1980s and 2005

 
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