Ash rained down and smoke blanketed Los Angeles during the 2025 wildfires, leaving behind a toxic legacy in soil and homes.

A recent study finds that Arctic soil methane uptake may be larger than previously thought, and that methane uptake increases under dry conditions and with availability of labile carbon substrates.

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New research has revealed that soils surrounding onshore oil and gas wells are able to absorb methane leakage, preventing the ...

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Arctic wetlands are known emitters of the strong greenhouse gas methane (CH 4). Well-drained soils on the other hand remove methane from the atmosphere. In the Arctic and boreal biomes, well drained ...