Greenhouse gases : Science World Report

Jan 20, 2016 09:33 AM EST

Eating Less Meat Is Not The Way To Go Green, Study Reveals

A new study found that a reduction in meat consumption may not help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it could actually increase greenhouse gas emissions.

Jan 18, 2016 02:09 PM EST

Man-Made Mercury Emissions Declined Between 1990-2010, Study Reveals

Researchers found that global mercury emissions from man made sources has declined by 30 percent in 20 years (1990-2010).

Jan 13, 2016 03:29 PM EST

Methane Emissions: Northern Lakes Release Massive And Increasing Amounts Of Methane

Researchers found that northern lakes are releasing massive and increasing amounts of methane.

Jan 11, 2016 02:22 PM EST

Current Environmental Changes Are Unprecedented In Earth's History

In a recent study, scientists found that the current pace of environmental changes is the most unusual in the Earth's history, compared to 120 million years ago.

Dec 22, 2015 10:56 AM EST

Greenhouse Gas Methane Seeps from Arctic Ice Even in the Depths of Winter

It turns out that the amount of methane gas escaping from the Arctic each year is far higher than expected. Scientists have found that during the long, cold period each winter, more methane is entering the atmosphere than thought.

Dec 15, 2015 10:29 AM EST

Eating Lettuce May be Worse Than Eating Bacon: How the Environment is Faring

Eating lettuce may be worse than eating bacon. Scientists have found that consuming more fruits, vegetables, dairy and seafood is more harmful to the environment since they have relatively high resource uses and greenhouse gas emissions per calorie.

Dec 08, 2015 08:07 AM EST

Greenhouse Gases May Have Changed Photosynthesis of Plants Over the 20th Century

Increased CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere may have actually altered the photosynthesis of plants over the 20th century

Dec 08, 2015 07:23 AM EST

Global Plant Growth is Not Keeping Up with CO2 Emissions to Reduce Gases

It turns out that global plant growth is not keeping up with the amount of atmospheric CO2 being released in the air.

Dec 07, 2015 03:19 PM EST

Global Fossil Fuel Emissions are Surprisingly Going into Decline for 2015

There may be some good news for the planet. It turns out that global fossil-fuel emissions are predicted to decline for 2015.

Nov 25, 2015 03:53 PM EST

No 'Pause' In Global Warming: Study Finds No 'Substantive' Evidence

Researchers at the University of Bristol has revealed that there is no a 'pause' or 'hiatus' in global warming, since there is no substantive evidence to support these theories.

Nov 18, 2015 12:46 PM EST

Fast-Moving Rivers Release Large Amounts Of Carbon Dioxide In Atmosphere

In a study, researchers found that rivers and human have similar breathing patterns, where they both produce large amounts of carbon dioxide the harder they work.

Nov 16, 2015 05:16 PM EST