Scientists have unveiled a breakthrough way to turn natural gas—long burned as fuel—into valuable chemical building blocks for medicines and other high-demand products. By designing a clever ...

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with an impact estimated at 80 times that of CO₂. Although efforts are being made to ...

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

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

Methane from livestock is driving rapid warming, but proven tools—from productivity gains to feed additives, silvopasture, genetics and vaccines—offer major reduction potential.

In the fight against climate change, the focus is usually on carbon dioxide, or CO 2 — and for good reason. It’s a greenhouse gas that remains in the atmosphere for years, trapping in heat for ...

The world is moving in a perilous direction when it comes to planet-warming methane emissions, which are soaring to record highs driven largely by human activity, new research warns. In April of this ...

When Covid lockdowns emptied highways and grounded jets, global carbon dioxide emissions briefly dipped and city skies turned an unfamiliar shade of blue. Yet in the same window, methane in the ...

Large methane leaks at oil and gas facilities across the United States not only unleash massive plumes of the potent greenhouse gas, but also carry a toxic mix of air pollutants that jeopardize the ...

Cleaner air didn’t mean lower methane. New research shows how chemical shifts and La Niña rains pushed methane emissions to record levels.