Natural mechanism may explain gassy mystery on Mars

Barometric pumping could be responsible for bringing gases from beneath the planet's surface into its atmosphere, researchers report.

Johns Hopkins University • futurity
Jan. 30, 2024 ~5 min

‘Cleaner’ could remove a lot methane from barn air

New research gets us closer to being able to remove greenhouse gases from livestock housing, biogas production plants, and more.

U. Copenhagen • futurity
Dec. 27, 2023 ~7 min


Could we breed cows that burp less methane?

A new study identifies key differences between cows that naturally release less methane and the average bovine.

Liana Wait-Penn • futurity
Aug. 7, 2023 ~8 min

Sahara dust removes methane from the atmosphere

Dust from the Sahara desert helps remove methane from the atmosphere, a new study shows.

Gregory Filiano-Stony Brook • futurity
July 27, 2023 ~5 min

Method gauges of small releases from methane deposits

A new method monitors when deep sea methane deposits convert to gas and rise toward the seafloor in amounts that were previously too small to detect.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~7 min

Baby kangaroo poo could reduce cow methane

A new study finds an unlikely solution to the environmental problem of methane from cow farts: Baby kangaroo feces.

Tina Hilding-Washington State • futurity
Feb. 14, 2023 ~5 min

Did climate change kill life on early Mars?

Researchers simulated the conditions hypothetical lifeforms would have encountered on Mars 4 billion years ago.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
Oct. 24, 2022 ~10 min

Ancient ocean methane isn’t adding to climate change

Reservoirs of ocean methane in mid-latitude regions will not be released to the atmosphere under warming conditions, a new study finds.

Lindsey Valich-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 21, 2022 ~7 min


Super old sediment shows how ancient methane changed the climate

Ancient methane gas ocean cores from 23 million years ago are revealing clues about modern-day global and environmental changes.

Keith Randall-Texas A&M • futurity
Feb. 21, 2022 ~4 min

Gas stoves leak a lot of methane—even when they’re off

The methane that leaks from gas stoves in the US is comparable to the crbon dioxide emissions from about 500,000 gasoline-powered cars.

Rob Jordan-Stanford • futurity
Jan. 27, 2022 ~7 min

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