Three-quarters of all matter in the universe is made up of hydrogen. The young Earth was also rich …
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Space
Signs of Life? Why Astronomers Are Excited About Carbon Dioxide and Methane in the Atmosphere of an Alien World
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesAre we alone? This question is nearly as old as humanity itself. Today, this question in astronomy focuses …
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Seaweed is increasingly seen as a solution to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Interest in farming …
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Environment
Methane Discovery Sheds New Light on World’s Largest Mass Extinction Event
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesMethane emissions created by volcanic activity burning buried fossil fuel deposits could have played a major role in …
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Environment
Methane Emissions From Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Underestimated
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA recent McGill study published in Environmental Science and Technology finds that annual methane emissions from abandoned oil and …
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Environment
New Study Reveals Cracks Beneath Giant, Methane Gushing Craters
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe 250-million-year-old cracks in the seafloor feed the greenhouse gas methane into giant craters in the Barents Sea. …
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The Arctic is one of the fastest-warming places on the planet. As temperatures rise, the perpetually frozen layer …
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The atmospheric concentration of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, has almost tripled since the beginning of industrialization. Methane …
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North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means of converting sewage …
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NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence of ancient organic material preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests …