methane
There she blows! Mud volcanoes in the Mediterranean
Mud volcanoes don’t spew lava, but they do release lots of gases, like methane, and can form both underwater and on land. They might even form on Mars. Dr. Carmina López-Rodríguez and her colleagues investigated how and when a mud volcano in the Mediterranean formed. Read more to see what they found! Laura ZinkeI am […]
Methane on the dinner menu
Bacteria in coastal waters can eat methane, a greenhouse gas – but just how much and how fast can they eat? Michael GrawI’m a 5th year PhD student at Oregon State University researching the microbial ecology of marine sediments – why do we find microbes where they are in the seafloor, and what are they […]
More than cow burps: the many sources of methane
Methane is an important, and often forgotten, greenhouse gas. It comes from a variety of sources including wetlands, rice paddies, and natural gas operations. This article explores methane’s role in our changing climate and investigates some natural and anthropogenic sources. Victoria TreadawayI am a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Oceanography at the University […]
Double, double methane and trouble: Quantifying natural and man-made methane seeps
Researchers from Texas A&M and Woods Hole tested out a new, 3D camera system designed to look at deep sea methane seeps. The high resolution, high frame rate videos yielded new insights into bubble dynamics that could influence how we respond to oil and gas spills. Eric OrensteinEric is a PhD student at the Scripps […]
A Song of Ice, Fire, and Climate: Could Warming Seas Release Methane from Beneath the Seafloor?
In 2008, scientists were troubled to find methane bubbling up from marine sediments off the coast of a string of islands in the Arctic Ocean. In this study, researchers investigate whether the methane is the result of destabilization of methane hydrates under the seafloor due to warming ocean waters. Carrie McDonoughI am the founder of […]
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