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Methane on Mars: a new discovery or just a lot of hot air?
The discovery of life on Mars would get pretty much everyone excited. But the scientists hunting for it would probably be happy no matter what the outcome of their search – whether life turned out to extinct, dormant or extant. They’d even consider finding no evidence of life whatsoever to be an important discovery. […]
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Scientists solve mystery of missing methane source in Amazon Rainforest
Environmental scientists from the OU have discovered that trees growing in the Amazon floodplains surrounding the Amazon River emit as much methane (CH4) into the atmosphere as all of the world’s oceans. These trees growing in seasonal wetland areas of the Amazon contribute between 15.1 and 21.2 million tonnes of CH4 to the atmosphere every […]
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On a mission to Planet Mars
Establishing whether the planet Mars has ever supported life is one of the great unanswered questions of modern science. On Monday 14 March 2016, the European Space Agency (ESA) will be launching its ExoMars Mission to investigate the environment of the Red Planet. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), which is due to launch from […]
Methane emissions in Arctic cold season higher than expected
A major new study has found that, contrary to previous assumptions, the Arctic tundra releases at least as much methane during its cold season as it does during the summer. The study led by San Diego State University (SDSU) found that far more methane is escaping from Arctic tundra during the cold months when the […]
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