Microbes frozen for 40,000 years in Alaska's permafrost are thawing as temperatures rise, releasing CO2 and posing new ...

As glaciers and ice sheets retreat, they are exposing objects, organisms, and landscapes that have been locked away for ...

D polymer film that’s nearly impermeable to any gas may soon protect chips, sensors, OLEDs, and next-gen solar cells from ...

MIT researchers have created a new type of polymer film that is so tightly sealed it can stop even the smallest gas molecules ...

Deep beneath the Arctic permafrost and ocean sediments, a massive reservoir of methane, often referred to as a “time bomb,” ...

The physics of java and lava are actually quite similar, at least when it comes to bubbles, according to a surprising study.

With the potential for use as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and other infrastructure from corrosion, or to ...

Methanotrophs, including those that capture methane from the air, seem to outcompete methanogens in dry environments, a new ...