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Does the Arctic Ocean regulate or amplify global warming?

Posted on May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 by Sciworthy

Researchers found that interactions between methane gas and seawater affected greenhouse gas emissions from the Arctic Ocean during a past…

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    Gases power diverse microbial life in caves

    Posted on January 26, 2026January 14, 2026 by Madeline Taylor

    Researchers found that cave-dwelling microbes use atmospheric trace gases like methane and carbon monoxide as sources of energy and carbon.

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      Melting glaciers release methane

      Posted on July 3, 2025June 30, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Geologists studied gas fluxes from groundwater springs uncovered by melting Arctic glaciers. They estimated that these springs release over…

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        Methane-munching microbes modify the seafloor

        Posted on June 16, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Researchers showed that methane-eating bacteria acidify their surroundings and dissolve carbonate rocks on the seafloor.

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          Microbes make different greenhouse gases during wetland drainage

          Posted on May 22, 2025October 1, 2025 by Madeline Taylor

          Researchers found that soil microbes release less methane but more carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide in draining peatlands.

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            Scientists reevaluate global methane emissions

            Posted on October 16, 2023June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Researchers used high-resolution satellite data to show the amount of methane entering the atmosphere currently surpasses the amount removed…

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              Underground microbes capture greenhouse gases

              Posted on February 20, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Researchers showed microbes living on the walls of underground caves can take up and store carbon dioxide and methane from the atmosphere.

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                Using Reishi mushrooms to filter methane out of the atmosphere

                Posted on January 11, 2021December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Could dead or living #fungi be used as a biofilter to trap and remove #methane, the potent #greenhousegas, from the atmosphere? Researchers…

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