The findings are important because methane is over 25 times more powerful than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. Arctic ...

The Arctic is warming faster than many other parts of the planet. This warming is not only melting ice and snow—it’s also ...

A new study shows microbes in Arctic lakes are driving methane emissions - fueling a dangerous feedback loop as the region ...

Methane is amongst the most potent of the greenhouse gases. The compound is second only to CO2 in contributing to global temperature increases over the last two centuries. Over the last 40 years, it ...

The latest data for the year 2024 show the methane emissions intensity of upstream oil and gas operations in the region to be 0.44 percent per barrel of oil equivalent, S&P Global said.

Methane is awful for the environment: it's the second most abundant greenhouse gas in the air after carbon dioxide, and is ...

Methane production in methanogenic organisms is generally a specialized process facilitated by genetically encoded enzymes. While there are other ways besides living organisms to make methane, it ...

Gautam said the latest methane measures came from more than 30 flights over large portions of the country's 12 major oil and gas production areas, or basins, covering about 70 percent of onshore ...

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an interim final rule to delay vital safeguards that limit methane pollution from the oil and gas industry.

As the world races to curb climate change, scientists are taking aim at cows, a surprisingly potent source of greenhouse gases. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien traveled from California to ...