Google is joining a big initiative to track methane emissions from space. Google is joining a big initiative to track methane emissions from space. is a senior science reporter covering energy and the ...

While carbon dioxide gets the lion's share of attention when it comes to global warming, there are other factors at play. Methane is responsible for about 30 percent of the rise in global temperatures ...

Methane is a highly potent greenhouse gas that can come from all kinds of places, including industrial facilities, agriculture, the production of oil and gas, and natural sources like wetlands and ...

A natural gas flare on an oil-well pad burns as the sun sets outside Watford City, North Dakota, January 21, 2016.Andrew Cullen/Reuters A global map of methane emissions reveals that pipelines release ...

In the quest to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, detecting methane leaks – a potent contributor to global warming – has become increasingly vital. Researchers are harnessing ...

Methane is very hard to track around the world, but a new satellite project could help address the issue. To help tackle this immediate crisis, Google and the Environmental Defense Fund are teaming up ...

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

Recent analyses of ESA’s Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result, from data obtained by the Planetary ...

Google is planning to use satellite data, AI technology, and computing power to map methane emissions. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that’s responsible for nearly a third of global warming.

MARFA, Texas (CN) – A planned year-long study of methane emissions in the booming West Texas oil patch aims to paint a clearer picture of just how much of the climate change-causing pollutant is ...

Leaking methane has escaped regulators’ scrutiny for years. Can satellite tracking change that? Leaking methane has escaped regulators’ scrutiny for years. Can satellite tracking change that? is a ...

Recent analyses of ESA’s Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result, from data obtained by the Planetary ...