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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

So as these bubbles come up through the water and then they often will float at the lake surface for a minute and then pop, they’re releasing almost pure methane. It’s often 80, 90% methane into the ...

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 ...

NASA's Cassini spacecraft captures an infrared view of Saturn moon Titan during a November 2015 flyby in this composite image. - NASA / JPL / University of Arizona / University of Idaho Saturn’s ...