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Earth Sciences Jul 16, 2025

MethaneSat: The climate spy satellite that went quiet

Satellites circling Earth have many different functions, including navigation, communications and Earth observation. About 8%–10% of all active satellites are military or "dual use" serving intelligence or reconnaissance ...

Earth Sciences Jul 8, 2025

Satellites reveal tropical wetland flooding did not cause methane surge

A large increase in atmospheric methane between 2020 and 2022 raised concerns that tropical wetland emissions had surged in response to a changing climate, but a study led by the University of Michigan shows that this was ...

Earth Sciences Jul 3, 2025

Ships trigger high and unexpected emissions of the greenhouse gas methane

Ship traffic in shallow areas, such as ports, can trigger large methane emissions by just moving through the water. Researchers in a study, led by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, observed 20 times higher methane ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 2, 2025

Data-driven strategies to advance methane pyrolysis catalysts

Methane (CH4) pyrolysis, a reaction that produces hydrogen without emitting carbon dioxide, often utilizes molten media catalysts. A recent research paper published in the journal ACS Catalysis has explored how artificial ...

Nanomaterials Jul 2, 2025

Tiny MoOₓ clusters on TiO₂ nanosheets boost selectivity in photocatalytic methane oxidation

Researchers from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered that anchoring subnanometric MoOx clusters onto TiO2 nanosheets can effectively ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 10, 2025

Researchers realize direct methane to acetic acid conversion under mild conditions

The direct conversion of methane (CH4) into high-value-added multi-carbon (C2+) oxygenates, such as acetic acid (CH3COOH), under mild conditions offers a promising way to upgrade natural gas into transportable liquid chemicals. ...

Earth Sciences Jun 6, 2025

Methane leaks from dormant oil and gas wells in Canada are seven times worse than thought, study suggests

Methane emissions from Canada's non-producing oil and gas wells appear to be seven times higher than government estimates, according to a new study led by researchers at McGill University. The findings spotlight a major gap ...

Nanomaterials Jun 5, 2025

From CO₂ to methane: Scientists discover how nickel nanoparticle shape and size control conversion

Every day, tons of CO₂ are released into the atmosphere, but what if we could transform it using clean energy? This is the question explored in a recent Politecnico di Milano study, which was featured on the cover of the ...

Environment Jun 5, 2025

Methane emissions from drinking water purification can be reduced by 50%, researcher says

It is becoming increasingly difficult to produce sufficient drinking water, and this process also releases large amounts of the harmful greenhouse gas methane. For his Ph.D. thesis, microbiologist Alje Boersma researched ...

Environment May 22, 2025

Scientists develop automated system to monitor methane absorption in forest soils

Scientists from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed an automated monitoring system to continuously track methane absorption by forest soils. A four-year study at a temperate ...

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