Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice sheet may reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Methane-eating bacteria in lake deep beneath Antarctic ice sheet may reduce greenhouse gas emissions 07/31/2017 04:15 PM EDT An interdisciplinary team of researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) has concluded that bacteria in a lake 800 meters (2,600 feet) beneath the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may digest methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, preventing its release into the atmosphere. As part of the NSF-funded Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project, the researchers successfully ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=242668&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111