Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, so the study of its natural and anthropogenic biogeochemical sources and sinks is of enormous interest.
All Organisms Produce Methane
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Octopuses Have Learned to Make Use of Ocean Litter, Study Finds
Whether it’s mimicking venomous creatures, or shooting jets of water at aquarium light switches to turn them off, octopuses are nothing if not resourceful.
Climate Change and Lithium Mining Negatively Influence Flamingos
Lithium is powering the world’s electric vehicles, making the metal a key part in the quest to reduce carbon emissions.
How New Bird Species Arise
Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved.
New Observations From ICESat-2 Show Remarkable Arctic Sea Ice Thinning in Just Three Years
Over the past two decades, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, largely due to a decline in sea ice that persists over several years, called multiyear ice, according to a new study.
UCI, NASA JPL Researchers Detail Causes of Glacier Retreat in West Antarctica
An analysis of Antarctica’s Pope, Smith and Kohler glaciers by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Houston and other institutions has revealed an aggressive pattern of retreat connected to high melt rates of floating ice in the Amundsen Sea Embayment sector of West Antarctica.
