methane

A recent episode of the Science Channel’s documentary series “Space’s Deepest Secrets” explores the…

Methane in the subsurface can come from three sources: microbes, the high-temperature breakdown of…

On 3 September 2018, seven researchers from four countries set off from Cluj-Napoca, Romania for a…

Each year, about 200 million tons of methane leak out from sediments and cold seeps along the…

Springs and aquifers that originate within ophiolites, mountains comprised of old seafloor, contain…

Just off the coast of the continents, thousands of mud volcanoes are erupting from the seafloor,…

A new study by DCO researchers finds striking similarities between methane from very diverse vents…

One possible source of abiotic methane is serpentinizing systems, such as hydrothermal vents. At…

Much research on subsurface methane has focused on biotic methane, which is produced by…

Serpentinization reactions at shallow depths are the subject of intense research interest due to…