Direct conversion of methane (CH 4) to high-value-added chemicals at room temperature, by directly using abundant and low-cost molecular oxygen (O 2) as an oxidant, is an ideal route for CH 4 ...

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 ...

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Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can pack more than 25 times the global warming punch of carbon dioxide, and atmospheric methane emissions have been growing significantly since 2007. So it’s ...

Methane — a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide — plays a major role in controlling the Earth’s climate. But methane concentrations in the atmosphere today are 150% higher than before ...

Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would begin to roll back Obama-era regulations on methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Under the ...

Title image: The Pantanal, located in South America, is the world's largest tropical wetland. Tropical wetlands are responsible for about a fifth of the world's methane emissions. (Credit: ...