During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in the greenhouse gas.

Observational data suggest models are likely underestimating the amount of methane lost through atmospheric chemistry ...

While carbon dioxide is often the spotlight in conversations about anthropogenic climate change, methane is also a major ...

Cleaner air didn’t mean lower methane. New research shows how chemical shifts and La Niña rains pushed methane emissions to record levels.

Using the 10.4-m Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC), European astronomers have detected methane in the atmosphere of WISEA J181006.18−101000.5—the closest T dwarf to Earth. The finding was reported in a ...

This study will consider the need and viable options for atmospheric methane removal--one category of "negative emissions technologies" currently being explored as part of efforts to achieve net-zero ...

The agency’s effort to maintain methane rules could create legal woes as it argues greenhouse gas curbs lack clear ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- For millions of restaurants and homeowners across the country, natural gas stoves are the preferred way to cook. But, a new Stanford study is turning up the heat on a growing ...

As the atmosphere continues to fill with greenhouse gases from human activities, many proposals have surfaced to “geoengineer” climate-saving solutions, that is, alter the atmosphere at a global scale ...

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