An escape route for methane from the seabed

[ad_1] Methane, the main component of natural gas, is the cleanest fuel of all fossil fuels, but when it is released into the atmosphere it is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. According to some estimates, the seafloor methane contained in ice formations along the continental fringes …

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Black children bear the brunt of severe COVID-related syndrome

[ad_1] A study of 223 patients under the age of 20 admitted to hospital with the rare but severe COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in New York City found that black children were disproportionately affected. The population-based cohort study, published today as a research letter in JAMA Network …

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