This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Atmospheric methane (CH₄) concentrations have more than doubled in the past ~ 250 yr, although the sources of this potent greenhouse gas ...

A gorgeous photo of frozen methane bubbles trapped in ice within the deepest lake on earth has gone viral. The picture— taken by photographer Kristina Makeeva and also shared by NASA—shows bubbles of ...

Abraham Lake’s beautiful methane bubbles beneath the water’s frozen surface, all surrounded by breathtaking mountain views, ...

The ground is made up of both ice and frozen soil called permafrost. The ground is made up of both ice and frozen soil called permafrost. As the permafrost thaws, the ground sinks and floods. The ice ...

Methane bubbles to the surface Lake Kariba, Africa, of the world's largest man-made lake and reservoir by volume. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...

Deep beneath the Arctic permafrost and ocean sediments, a massive reservoir of methane, often referred to as a “time bomb,” ...

Spring blossoms have started in most parts of the country, but in Alaska the ice is still melting. I’m a climate change scientist and a mother, and the best way I’ve found to talk with my kids about a ...

For centuries, will-o'-the-wisp has puzzled scientists and travelers alike. According to folklore, it is the product of faeries, demons, and spirits. More recently, scientists have attributed ...

SEATTLE, Washington, January 30, 2022 (ENS) – At least 349 plumes of methane gas are bubbling up from the seafloor in Puget Sound, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, a University of Washington research ...

There could be life as we know it, or rather as we don't know it, forming on Saturn's largest moon. Reading time 3 minutes On December 25, 2004, the Huygens probe separated from the Cassini spacecraft ...

Across the Arctic, there are lakes where the water appears to boil. Where "drunk" forests crash into the water. Where huge sinkholes appear following mammoth explosions—one witness to such an event ...

Learn more about the Will-o’-the-Wisp and how this mysterious phenomenon, which has inspired faerie folklore, may actually be bursts of methane gas. Rosie McCall is a London-based freelance writer who ...