The quantum rules shaping molecular collisions are now coming into focus, offering fresh insights for chemistry and materials science. When molecules collide with surfaces, a complex exchange of ...

When it comes to greenhouse gasses, people tend to zero in on CO 2, which is responsible for the majority of global warming. But then there’s methane, which has driven about 30% of climate change, ...

By Elizabeth Devitt They’ve been called “bubble chasers,” and “seep seekers,” though they sometimes call themselves “flare ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas contributes disproportionately to global warming because it traps more heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, due to ...

Heat-trapping methane may be best known for the dangers it poses to humans and Earth’s atmosphere, but in the dark depths of the ocean, the greenhouse gas is a nourishing meal for some of the world’s ...

The technical name for these organisms is methanotrophs and they are actually quite common in nature. They can only get the energy they need to survive and grow from methane or methanol – they can’t ...

Several situations, including when takeaway capacity is limited at remote oil-well sites, result in methane flaring. To avoid ...

UN reports 12% of methane alerts answered by companies and governments Methane emissions have increased despite global pledge to cut by 30% this decade Observatory to track super emitters in coal, ...