Thawing permafrost has released so much methane into Esieh Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska that the air above it is flammable. Credit: Katey Walter Anthony/ University of Alaska Fairbanks ...

These aren't your average lakes. They're called thermokarst lakes and they're filled with highly flammable methane gas. During the summer the gas bubbles to the surface and enters the atmosphere.

An curved arrow pointing right. Many lakes in northern Alaska are emitting methane — the product of decomposing organic matter left over from the ice age. Video courtesy of NASA. Follow TI ...

This concoction of methane, excessively salty water, and hydrogen sulphide means nearly everything that crosses its path is killed. The murderous underwater lake sits nearly 3,000 feet below the ...

Police are warning anglers to take heed after a group ice fishing in Vermont was injured by a cloud of burning methane gas.

To understand the significance of life in underwater sinkholes, let's explore the sinkholes themselves. How were they formed? Lake Huron ... or the creation of methane gas by sediment Archaea.

Deep in the Barents Sea off the northern coast of Norway, the Borealis Mud Volcano has been spewing methane for centuries and supporting a flourishing community of seafloor creatures. Researchers have ...

Further, the islands appear to be physical honeycomb-shaped snow, which forms in the methane lakes that litter the moon’s surface. A space kayaker paddling in the oceans of Saturn’s moon Titan ...

What’s new: Following the discovery of the underwater Borealis Mud Volcano on the Arctic seabed in 2023, researchers have now confirmed that the methane-spewing volcano is home to a diverse ...

Rwanda has signed a $400 million deal to produce bottled gas from Lake Kivu, which emits such dense clouds of methane it is known as one of Africa’s “Killer Lakes”. The project by Gasmeth ...