Caption: A microbial mat above a methane seep in the Eel River Basin, Calif. This methane seep is being cored to obtain sediment from the seep. The sediment used in our experiments was sampled in this ...

You never know what you might find on a deep-sea dive. Crushing pressures can yield big discoveries, or in some cases, very small. Bianca Dal Bó is a recent graduate from LA’s Occidental College, and ...

Extreme temperatures and humidity levels (excessive rain or drought) projected for the Amazon in the context of climate change may increase the volume of methane-producing microorganisms in flooded ...

Mango Materials, a California-based company that creates biodegradable polymers for use in plastic products, has been scaling up and commercializing a biomanufacturing technology that utilizes methane ...