The deadly blow-out of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several ...

Over the last 200 years up to 50 ships and 20 aircraft have gone missing in the Bermuda Triangle. The legendary area of ocean is located off the US east coast but does not appear on official world ...

Scientists offered a new explanation for the huge craters that keep appearing in Siberia. These craters, first spotted in 2012, can be more than 160 feet deep and over 65 feet wide. They may be due to ...

The craters that periodically appear in northern Siberia are thought to be linked to climate change (Credit: Getty Images) A new methane-monitoring satellite is turning a powerful eye on methane from ...

Is the Siberian permafrost exploding? Recent reports out of the Arctic Circle suggest that methane pockets are erupting and causing huge craters, but scientists aren't so sure that these features are ...

Deep beneath the Arctic permafrost and ocean sediments, a massive reservoir of methane, often referred to as a “time bomb,” poses a significant threat to our climate. This potential for rapid release ...

Hovering blue flames that flicker over bogs and marshes have inspired ghostly folktales for centuries. Known as “will-o’-the-wisp,” “jack-o’-lantern,” “corpse candle” and “ignis fatuus” (“foolish fire ...

Huge leaks in the two largest gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe are spewing out vast quantities of natural gas - at an estimated rate of 500 metric tons per hour when first breached. As well as ...