The growth rate of the atmospheric abundance of methane (CH 4) reached a record high of 15.4 ppb yr −1 between 2020 and 2022, but the mechanisms driving the accelerated CH 4 growth have so far been ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major global health concern, necessitating the development of sensitive and reliable diagnostic methods. In this study, we propose a novel approach to ...

During a routine research dive off the coasts of Southern California and Alaska in 2021, Occidental College professor Shana Goffredi scoured the ocean floor looking for methane seeps — deep-sea spots ...

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

First methane-powered sea spiders found crawling on the ocean floor Updated: 8:13 PM EDT Jun 19, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Kameryn Griesser, CNN ...

In this symbiotic relationship, bacteria take up real estate on the spider’s exoskeletons, and in return, the microbes convert carbon-rich methane and oxygen into sugars and fats the spiders can eat, ...