Methane is one of the most powerful greenhouse gases, warming the planet far faster than carbon dioxide over the short term.

Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas with strong heat-trapping capabilities. Although there is less methane in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, the foremost greenhouse gas, researchers attribute 30 ...

New research reveals that drying forest soils can boost methane uptake, offering a small but important climate benefit as warming continues.

Methane comes in different isotopic signatures. Methane from fossil fuels like natural gas leaks or coal mines is heavier, ...

Atmospheric methane rose faster than ever in the early 2020s, driven less by fossil fuels and more by changes in nature itself.

A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural ...

The state took a first small step toward requiring that dairies and livestock operations reduce their emissions of the ...

Methane is a widely recognised and powerful greenhouse gas, and the oil and gas industry is responsible for approximately half of all energy-related emissions, presenting a complex landscape for the ...

Researchers have released an initial assessment of the emissions data MethaneSat gathered before it suddenly went dark. The ...

Nearly a year after the Environmental Defense Fund lost contact with an $88 million satellite, data from the spacecraft ...

Methane spiked in the early 2020s as wetter conditions boosted emissions at the same time the atmosphere’s chemical “cleaner” weakened.