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Seagrasses Continue to Emit Methane Decades After Death
Methane production, likely achieved by a diverse group of methanogenic archaea, occurs at similar rates in both alive and dead seagrasses, a study reports. The findings highlight the potential environmental impact of seagrasses declining globally.
Seagrasses Continue to Emit Methane Decades After Death
Seagrasses Continue to Emit Methane Decades After Death

Methane production, likely achieved by a diverse group of methanogenic archaea, occurs at similar rates in both alive and dead seagrasses, a study reports. The findings highlight the potential environmental impact of seagrasses declining globally.

Methane production, likely achieved by a diverse group of methanogenic archaea, occurs at similar rates in both alive and dead seagrasses, a study reports. The findings highlight the potential environmental impact of seagrasses declining globally.

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Atmospheric CO2 Levels Reached Another High in 2018
Shawna Williams | Nov 26, 2019 | 2 min read
The concentration of the greenhouse gas is now one-and-a-half times what it was before the Industrial Revolution, the World Meteorological Association says.
Antibiotic Affects Cow Dung
Tracy Vence | May 25, 2016 | 1 min read
Researchers assess some of the downstream effects of treating livestock with a broad-spectrum antibiotic.
Inside the IPCC
Bob Grant | Oct 15, 2013 | 2 min read
Social scientists propose a study to document the interactions among members of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change during their closed-door deliberations.
The Legacy of Kyoto
Dan Cossins | Nov 29, 2012 | 2 min read
The Kyoto agreement to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions was flawed, but it provides useful lessons for upcoming climate regulation negotiations.
Record High for Greenhouse Gases
Beth Marie Mole | Nov 21, 2012 | 2 min read
The World Meteorological Organization finds that the atmospheric gases behind climate change reached a new record high in 2011.
EPA to Regulate Greenhouse Emissions
Edyta Zielinska | Jun 28, 2012 | 1 min read
A federal appeals court upholds the Environmental Protection Agency’s right to regulate air pollution under the Clean Air Act.
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