Australian researchers turn morning coffee waste into greener concrete
Millions of tons of used coffee grounds are produced globally and most are sent to landfills where they emit methane as they break down.
Sat Jun 01 2024
[COLUMNIST] What can we learn about food waste management from South Korea and Japan
As technology progresses, what stops us from integrating modern tech to help us manage food waste more effectively?
Mon Mar 18 2024
[COLUMNIST] EXPERT REACTION: COP28 Wins and Losses
Science Media Centre Malaysia asked a few climate experts for their immediate reaction.
Wed Jan 03 2024
[COLUMNIST] COP28: Opportunity for PM to showcase Malaysia’s global climate leadership on methane
Malaysia is already experiencing many adverse effects of climate change, including rising temperatures, and intensified monsoons.
Thu Oct 26 2023
[COLUMNIST] Measuring Malaysia's methane emissions: A critical first step towards effective mitigation
In the race against climate change, an urgent new focus has emerged: methane emissions.
Thu Sep 21 2023
The climate-friendly cows bred to belch less methane
Canadian dairy farm's calves will be among the first in the world to be bred with a specific environmental goal: burping less methane.
Sat Aug 19 2023
China beats rivals to successfully launch first methane-liquid rocket
The launch fuelled by methane, is deemed less polluting, safer, cheaper and a suitable propellant in a reusable rocket.
Wed Jul 12 2023
NASA instrument detects dozens of methane super-emitters from space
The newly measured methane hotspots include sprawling oil and gas facilities and large landfills.
Thu Oct 27 2022
Effective methane emission management in oil and gas industries is low-hanging fruit for addressing climate change
Methane emissions account for roughly 25 pct of current global warming and contribute to climate-related threats.
Wed Oct 12 2022
In detecting alien life on a faraway planet, methane may be the key
Methane is one of the few gases that should be readily detectable using the James Webb Space Telescope.
Tue Mar 29 2022
Gas stoves can also be a source of methane emissions, say researchers
Often associated with livestock farming or waste management, it could also be released via domestic gas stoves, new research highlights.
Mon Jan 31 2022
Last 7 years 'warmest on record' globally: EU
EU's climate monitoring service raises the alarm over sharp increase in record concentrations of methane in the atmosphere.
Wed Jan 12 2022
Increases in atmospheric methane are mainly related to human activities, study finds
About one-third of global methane emissions come from microbes in natural wetlands, which release organic material in the absence of oxygen.
Wed Jan 12 2022
Gas giants: Can we stop cows from emitting so much methane?
Agriculture is responsible for 12 per cent of global man-made greenhouse gas emissions, much of it due to methane.
Sat Oct 30 2021
South Korean toilet turns excrement into power and digital currency
An average person defecates about 500g a day, which can be converted to 50 litres of methane gas.
Fri Jul 09 2021