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Scientists has identified a new likely source of a spike in atmospheric methane coming out of the North during the end of the last ice age. Methane bubbling from arctic lakes could have been responsible for up to 87 percent of that methane spike. The findings could help scientists understand how current warming might affect atmospheric levels of methane, a gas that is thought to contribute to climate change. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago tags lakes source prehistoric methane bubbling arctic lakes |
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Grass that may help tackle global warming by cutting the level of methane given off by cows is being developed by scientists. Scientists are developing a grass that will not only cut the amount of methane cows burp up when chewing the cud but also grow in hotter climes. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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Scientists have succeeded in capturing syntrophic (means "feeding together") microorganisms that are known to dramatically reduce the oceanic emission of methane into the atmosphere. These microorganisms that oxidize methane anaerobically are an important component of the global carbon cycle and a major sink for methane on Earth. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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"Farmed ruminant animals are thought to be responsible for up to a quarter of 'man-made' methane emissions worldwide..." picked by deepchill 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share weird |
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Eating less meat could help slow global warming by reducing the number of livestock and thereby decreasing the amount of methane flatulence from the animals. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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An abrupt release of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, from ice sheets that extended to Earth's low latitudes some 635 million years ago caused a dramatic shift in climate. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 13 comments edit related share science |
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A source of endless speculation is the wide area of flattened trees, spread outward in a circle, the result of an apparent explosion that occurred just after the turn of the century in Siberia. No witnesses, radioactivity, or meteor remains seem to exist as pieces toward solving this puzzle. Nuclear power was not yet in mankind's hands. What occurred? picked by mutil8or 2 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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Climate change could release unexpectedly huge stores of carbon dioxide from Arctic soils, which would in turn fuel a vicious circle of global warming, a new study warned Sunday. picked by tundramonkey 2 weeks ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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New Zealand scientists claim to have developed a "flatulence inoculation" aimed at cutting down on the massive amount of methane produced by its sheep and cows. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago 2 comments edit related share science |
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Scientists in California have uncovered the best evidence yet that cosmic dust in the early universe mostly came from the explosions of giant stars. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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British climate scientists predict warmest year ever. picked by LatueOfStiberty 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered a new climate pattern called the North Pacific Gyre Oscillation. This new pattern explains, for the first time, changes in the water that are important in helping commercial fishermen understand fluctuations in the fish stock. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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The most powerful storm in the past 20 years, bringing it down to New York and New Jersey, filled reservoirs, water supply both the state. At the same time, he has brought many problems for thousands of motorists and homeowners who threatens to destroy coastline Long-Island and New Jersey and has increased the long debate over climate change. picked by Jon77 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share world |
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Princeton scientists confirm long-held theory about source of sunshine. picked by Neiako 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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In an update to Autumnlotus' earlier post about kangaroo farts, government officials are looking to implement a kangaroo "farming" plan by 2010. picked by suebe 2 weeks ago 7 comments edit related share science |
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Deadly methane gas emanating from a dairy farm's manure pit killed five people, including four members of a Mennonite family, authorities said. picked by readingitall 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share weird |
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Inspired by misswinkle's post "Scientist proves women's gas is more potent" I had to bring you Mr.Methane. He's famous for being able to pass gas at will. He even farts musically. picked by tigertony 8 months ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Antimatter, which annihilates matter upon contact, seems to be rare in the universe. Still, for decades, scientists had clues that a vast cloud of antimatter lurked in space, but they did not know where it came from. The mysterious source of this antimatter has now been discovered -- stars getting ripped apart by neutron stars and black holes. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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The tell-tale signature of the molecule methane in the atmosphere of the Jupiter-sized extrasolar planet HD 189733b has been found with the Hubble Space Telescope. Under the right circumstances methane can play a key role in prebiotic chemistry – the chemical reactions considered necessary to form life as we know it. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
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How much greenhouse gas is released when cows belch? A Swedish university is paying scientists to find out. About 20 cows will participate in the study. picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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Organic molecules – in the form of methane – have been detected on a planet outside our solar system for the first time. The giant planet lies too close to its parent star for the methane to signal life, but the detection offers hope that astronomers will one day be able to analyse the atmospheres of Earth-like worlds. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 5 comments edit related share science |