A stretch of river into which treated wastewater has been discharged emits five times more methane than a stretch of river without that wastewater. This is according to research by Ida Peterse and ...

Roughly two-thirds of all atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, comes from methanogens. Tracking down which methanogens in which environment produce methane with a specific isotope signature ...

It's been known for nearly a century that swarms of single-celled organisms thrive by consuming chemicals from their ...

The amount of methane gas in the atmosphere has increased by two-and-a-half times since the pre-industrial era. Technological advancements in oil and gas production and coal mining have largely caused ...

High above Earth, a cutting-edge satellite is zooming around the planet 15 times a day. It is hunting for leaks of methane — an invisible, super-polluting gas that is dramatically warming the planet.

PHILADELPHIA — Melissa Ostroff finds gas leaks for a living, so it was surprising to hear someone say they smelled gas in her own home. As part of her job with the environmental group Earthworks, ...

Two eyes in the sky are now trained on Earth, locating the worst offenders for releasing methane, wherever they may be. Methane is a super-powered greenhouse gas. Pound-for-pound, methane is 80 times ...

Global satellite-detected methane emissions from the onshore upstream oil and gas sector increased in late 2024 and early 2025, reversing a steady decline since 2020, with a 40% year-on-year increase ...

TROUT CREEK, Mont. — School officials have canceled classes through Thursday after identifying a plumbing issue that caused methane gas in the main building. According to multiple Facebook posts, ...