A research group headed by Professor Chen Chilai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science…
Browsing: Methane
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas composed of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms (CH4), and it plays a significant role in Earth’s climate system. Although it is present in the atmosphere in much smaller concentrations than carbon dioxide, methane is over 25 times more effective at trapping heat over a 100-year period. It is released through both natural processes, such as wetlands and geological seeps, and human activities, including agriculture (especially livestock), fossil fuel extraction, and waste management. Scientists closely monitor methane levels because even modest increases can have outsized effects on global warming, making it a key target in climate mitigation strategies.
A recent paper may help explain why a portable chemistry lab on NASA’s Curiosity rover…
A team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics made a breakthrough in converting methane…
Global warming is unlocking methane reserves, the size of which remains uncertain. A young researcher…
Study reveals microorganisms, once infected, harbor novel genes for methane generation. A recent study reveals…
Berkeley Lab scientists show decadal increases in wetland methane emissions in Arctic and Boreal ecosystems.…
Scientists say vast quantities of methane may be trapped beneath the permafrost, and it could…
In a spectacular new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have used light and…
Research indicates that oceanic fire-ice, or frozen methane, is vulnerable to melting from climate change,…
A new solar-driven photocatalysis method for syngas production from methane steam reforming promises a more…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected methane in the atmosphere of the exoplanet WASP-80…
Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has…
Warming led to an intensified methane cycle, lasting thousands of years, study finds. New study…
Scientists Detected Hidden Methane Leaks in Hamburg and Plan To Expand Their Tracking Technology Globally…
Cornell research indicates that ponds could be net emitters of greenhouse gases, particularly methane. Addressing…
Freshwater methane emissions are shaped more by human activity and habitat than temperature, highlighting the…
Recent research reveals that volcanic activity 56 million years ago emitted a higher amount of…
Scientists have developed a catalyst using single palladium atoms that can remove 90% of unburned…