MSU scientists publish evidence for new groups of methane-producing organisms

Montana State University scientists have provided the first experimental evidence that two groups of microbes thriving in thermal features in Yellowstone National Park produce methane – a discovery that could one day help develop methods to mitigate climate change and provide insight into the potential for life elsewhere in our solar system.

The prestigious scientific journal Nature this week published the findings from the laboratory of Roland Hatzenpichler, associate professor in MSU's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Letters and Science and associate director of th...