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

BERLIN (AP) — A private company that uses satellites to spot sources of methane emissions around the globe said Wednesday that it detected one of the largest artificial releases of the potent ...

Methane is currently responsible for about one-third of global warming. This greenhouse gas is about 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide in terms of its ability to heat up the climate system, ...

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 ...

Microorganisms growing in landfills, on agricultural land and in wetlands are contributing to skyrocketing levels of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to new research. Microbes ...

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: ...