How an ancient methane 'blow-out' caused massive craters in the ocean Melting ice means massive methane leaks.

Why Are These Alaska Lakes Releasing Methane Bubbles? WATCH: To estimate how much methane is being released, scientists combine on-the-ground measurements and satellite data.

Bill would limit Pennsylvania’s ability to regulate methane A bill recently proposed in the state Senate seeks to limit the Wolf administration's efforts to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry. Methane is the main component of natural gas; it’s a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to Read more ... global climate change. SB 1327 was recently referred...

EPA Proposes Cutting Methane Emissions From Oil, Natural-Gas Drilling EPA will set a target to cut methane from oil and gas drilling by 40 to 45% by 2025.

Why Obama’s Proposal to Slash Methane Emissions is a Really Big Deal Carbon gets all the attention, but methane is much worse for climate in the short term.

New EPA Rules Will Aim To Cut Methane Emissions By 40 Percent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will propose regulations on Tuesday aimed at cutting methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 to 45 percent over the next decade

Traces of Methane in Mars Meteorites Suggest Possibility of Life Much of the methane in Earth's atmosphere is produced by life, such as cattle digesting food. However, there are ways to produce methane without life.

Methane Found in Martian Meteorites You might remember when we accused Curiosity of tooting a cheeky martian fart up on Mars. It was thought that Curiosity's own reserve of methane gas, used to analyze samples, might be a source of contamination since there were some distinct methane s Read more ... pikes.

Methane in Mars Meteorites Suggests Possibility of Life Methane, a potential sign of primitive life, has been found in meteorites from Mars, adding weight to the idea that life could live off methane on the Red Planet, researchers say. This colorless, odorless, flammable gas was first discovered in the Ma Read more ... rtian atmosphere by the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft in 2003, and NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a fleeting spike of methane at its landing site last year. Much of the methane in Earth's atmosphere is produced by life, such as cattle digesting food.

Solving the Four Corners Mystery: Probes Map Methane 'Hot Spot' A methane "hot spot" over the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest is undergoing serious scrutiny as scientists work to figure out why levels of the gas in the area are so high. The mysterious methane was first detected from space, via a Europea Read more ... n Space Agency satellite that can measure this potent greenhouse gas. Researchers reported the discovery in October in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, but couldn't explain where the extra methane was coming from.