When we hear the word “methane,” we often think of natural gas, which heats homes, propels cars, and helps fuels fires for ...

A NASA-supported study from Tokyo's Toho University predicts Earth will gradually lose its oxygen in about one billion years ...

Rising temperatures are weakening the ability of wetlands to curb methane emissions, according to new research.

Scientists drilled the deepest core yet, reaching near Earth's mantle, uncovering unique geological samples and offering new ...

NASA researchers got a rare chance to study Uranus' atmosphere and rings this month, when the ice giant passed between Earth ...

In the soils of Earth’s wetlands, microbes are fighting to both produce and consume the powerful greenhouse gas methane. But ...

Scientists say Earth is on the brink of crossing critical climate tipping points, from melting ice sheets to dying ...

Earth's oxygen levels are predicted to plummet within a billion years due to the Sun's increasing brightness, rendering the planet uninhabitable for most complex life. This challenges assumptions ...

The carbon cycle, essential for plant photosynthesis, will break down, leading to less oxygen production. Earth's atmosphere will revert to a low-oxygen state, rich in methane and greenhouse gases.