In “Why Do We Exist?” Hakeem Oluseyi explores how life may emerge to move energy through matter—and why Earth is the perfect ...

A report found methane emissions in the Permian Basin to be nearly four times higher than EPA estimates. A senator wants an explanation. Reading time 3 minutes Fossil fuel extraction is a known source ...

Six years ago, as countries around the world went into COVID lockdowns, the air got cleaner. Factories slowed down, roads emptied and aeroplanes were grounded. As people stayed home, the world burned ...

To say that methane is a food industry problem is putting it lightly. It’s been found that the 45 largest meat and dairy companies emit more methane than all 27 EU nations and the UK combined. As a ...

Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those from industrial sources, prompting concerns about a climate feedback loop. Methane emissions from wetlands are rising faster than those ...

Wetlands like South Sudan's Sudd swamp saw more rainfall in 2020 due to the La Niña climate event, which caused more methane to enter the atmosphere. Inna67895 via Wikimedia Commons As the world ...

In the spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought global industry and travel nearly to a halt, satellite sensors recorded a dramatic plunge in nitrogen dioxide, a byproduct of internal ...

A combination of weakened atmospheric removal and increased emissions from warming wetlands, rivers, lakes, and agricultural land increased atmospheric methane at an unprecedented rate in the early ...

A drop in pollution during the covid lockdowns changed the chemistry of the atmosphere, driving a surge in methane levels that has concerning implications for future global warming. Methane lasts only ...

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 ...

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The Sacramento skyline stands in the distance as piles of organic waste are processed at the Yolo County Central Landfill in September 2022. On Nov. 4, 2025, the California Air Resources Board ...