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 ...

Thawing permafrost has released so much methane into Esieh Lake near Fairbanks, Alaska that the air above it is flammable.

On Dec. 5, Miki’s dog team was bounding across the lake ice on the trail to our village Post Office, giving no thought to the safety of the foot-thick ice. After all, one foot can support a small ...

Lake Willersinnweiher located in south-western Germany is a small eutrophic gravel pit lake fed by sulfate-enriched groundwater. The aim of this study was to investigate the total methane (CH₄) mass ...

This lake in Alberta is nestled in the Canadian Rockies, so pretty picturesque all year round, but come winter it freezes over into something even more spectacular. Abraham Lake is bright turquoise in ...