Mary Beth Griggs
at 11:31 AM Feb 26 2016
Science // 

As greenhouse gases go, carbon dioxide might get all the attention, but methane is the quiet powerhouse. While it isn't as prevalent as carbon dioxide, the EPA estimates that methane is 25 times more potent than its more famous fellow emission, able to trap more heat in the atmosphere.

Mary Beth Griggs
at 00:50 AM Aug 28 2015
Nature // 

Climate change is changing the environment. Studies have shown that higher levels of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are warming the planet. But it isn't easy to predict how those changes will affect life in the future. To fix that, some researchers are bringing the future to life, today, no time machines involved.

Mary Beth Griggs
at 10:05 AM Apr 30 2015
Nature // 

On top of droughts, rising sea levels, and all the other terrible, horrible, no good, very bad environmental news out there, melting permafrost is one of the worst climate change impacts that scientists anticipate. The frozen soil stores a vast reserve of greenhouse gases, including methane and carbon dioxide. A warming Earth is causing that soil to thaw and release those gases, pushing global temperatures to new heights.

Joey Carmichael
at 01:30 AM Aug 1 2013
Science // 

A common response to global problems like climate change and overpopulation is apathy ("I won't be around to see the effects, so what does it matter?") or pessimism ("Nothing we do will stop it"). So, we keep producing greenhouse gases and making babies, and we fail to generate any truly creative, new responses to these problems. So says Richard Gayle, a finalist in the Popular Science #CrowdGrant Challenge and president of SpreadingScience, an organization that trains scientists to improve their methods of sharing their findings, research, and ideas.

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