Deep sediments under Arctic lakes could release large amounts of carbon dioxide and methane, adding to the threat of runaway ...

Lake Baikal, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the oldest and deepest lake on Earth. It holds over 20% of the world's ...

Ancient Antarctic ice links wildfire surges to abrupt Ice Age climate changes. Methane spikes coincided with rapid ...

Just like holding a football underwater methane gas wants to push upwards because of its buoyancy and burst through the 100s of metres of sediment layers.Imposed upon this complex geology has been the ...

As the Arctic’s permafrost thaws, deadly microbes are being released, causing problems for humans and animals.

Scientists are pointing to the isotope ratios of frozen methane on the surfaces which are consistent with internal heating. Subsurface oceans are, therefore, possible in the Kuiper belt ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...

(Image: Canva) A photographer’s dream, Abraham Lake in Alberta is famous for its frozen methane bubbles beneath the surface, creating a surreal icy landscape surrounded by towering mountains and ...

Scientists have made a shocking discovery about a rare object in our solar system likened to an asteroid-comet hybrid.

It’s covered in nitrogen ice, with a little frozen methane and carbon monoxide: so do these ever fall as snow? It seems so. Pluto’s atmosphere is very thin, but also mostly nitrogen.