- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 11th, 2013
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
New study analyzes the country's emissions region by region
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 25th, 2013
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
The spacecraft will give us new insight into what happened on the Red Planet
- Science Blog
- By Lucian Parfeni
- October 15th, 2013
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
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 30th, 2013
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
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Lucian Parfeni
- September 19th, 2013
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
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
Study documents how fracking affects drinking water, endangers public health
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 1st, 2013
Researchers Want to Breed Cows That Don't Burp
The goal is to curb the methane emissions produced by cattle
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 29th, 2013
Picture of the Day: Underwater Ice Bubbles
The bubbles are created by gas-releasing plants, researchers explain
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 3rd, 2012
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
The space rocks can contribute important amounts of methane
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 12th, 2012
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
The gas' very existence has long since puzzled scientists
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 1st, 2012
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
Concentrations held steady between the 1980s and 2005