The spacecraft, MethaneSAT, was just a year into its mission to provide a clearer picture of planet-warming emissions from ...

An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos that detected oil and gas industry emissions of the powerful ...

Sacha Brewer (on ladder) doing a methane reading. Photograph provided by Amy Townsend-Small. T ownsend-Small decided to measure the methane footprint of Cincinnati’s gaslights. But first she had to ...

Some microbes produce methane, a greenhouse gas up to 45 times stronger than CO 2. But other microbes consume that methane, using oxygen to turn it into less-harmful CO 2 .

But the most instantaneous and catastrophic loss of life was caused by explosions due to miner’s lamps igniting methane gas. 20th c. Canvas Mining Cap & Lamp Bracket: A miner’s light was essential to ...

Methane (CH4), one of the most abundant natural gases on Earth, is still widely used to power several buildings and to fuel ...

Methane is the main component in natural gas, which is used to generate electricity and heat homes around the world. Here's why it's a big deal.

The water-inundated soils of coastal or inland wetlands are oxygen-poor, and in these conditions, methane-producing microbes can thrive, munching on organic carbon in the soils to generate the gas.

Emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from oil and gas infrastructure could be stamped out within the next 10 years, industry experts said on Tuesday. Skip to main content.

Garbage piling up in landfills isn’t just an eyesore, it’s also a climate nightmare, belching out large amounts of planet-warming methane gas. In the United States, the problem could be much ...

A satellite backed by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has been lost in space while carrying out an important climate ...

And while wetlands are champions at removing carbon dioxide (CO2)—the more abundant greenhouse gas—they are also the world’s largest natural source of methane. As nations set targets to bring down ...