The Arctic is warming at an accelerating pace. As permafrost thaws across vast areas and wildfires become more frequent, ...

Methane is an especially potent greenhouse gas, causing much more warming than carbon dioxide on a unit-for-unit basis—and a ...

Scientists find ruminants emit more of greenhouse gas individually than cows, although total contribution tiny compared with domesticated livestock ...

The amount of methane in the atmosphere has spiked to historic highs and is increasing at its fastest recorded rate, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Subscribe to read ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Global efforts to curb emissions of the potent but short-lived heat-trapping gas methane are doing about as poorly as the more prevalent carbon dioxide, but there's hope for the ...

A satellite that measures methane leaks from oil and gas companies is set to start circulating the Earth 15 times a day next month. Google plans to have the data mapped by the end of the year for the ...

A catalyst reduces methane emissions from gas engines, works with sulfur in the exhaust, and can be recycled after use.

If life is abundant in the universe, atmospheric methane may be the first sign of life beyond Earth detectable by astronomers. Although nonbiological processes can generate methane, a new study by ...

Emissions and atmospheric concentrations of methane continue to increase, making it the second most important human-influenced greenhouse gas in terms of climate forcing after carbon dioxide. In fact, ...

Oil and gas companies emit thousands of metric tons of methane each year on the Navajo Nation. A new animated video by the ...

Methane recently reached 1,900 parts per billion (ppb) of Earth's atmosphere according to measurements taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US. This compares with ...