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Lake has so much methane you can set it on fire
VIDEO Sep 29, 2018Esieh Lake in northern Alaska is releasing so much trapped methane that you can literally set the air ablaze.
Prehistoric baby snake found trapped in amber
Jul 19, 2018Scientists have discovered the well-preserved remains of a jeuvenile snake dating back 99 million years.
Earliest known frogs found trapped in amber
Jun 14, 2018Scientists have discovered the oldest known frog specimens within pieces of fossilized tree sap.
'Super Earth' aliens may be trapped by gravity
Apr 23, 2018On planets more massive than the Earth, launching things in to space will be a lot more challenging.
Expedition to seek out Shackleton's ship
Apr 10, 2018An expedition crew is hoping to search the Antarctic sea floor for Sir Ernest Shackleton's vessel Endurance.
Man gets trapped down a sewer for three days
Feb 17, 2018The unfortunate man spent several days scrambling around the sewerage system looking for a way out.
Blood-filled parasites found trapped in amber
Dec 13, 2017Palaeontologists have discovered prehistoric parasites that once fed on the blood of dinosaurs.
Woman gets trapped upside-down in a window
VIDEO Sep 6, 2017The unfortunate woman had crawled head-first between the panes after throwing her own excrement inside.
Moon is much wetter than previously thought
VIDEO Jul 25, 2017Satellite data has revealed that there is water trapped all across the Moon's surface, not just at the poles.
Ancient fossil bird found trapped in amber
Jun 9, 2017The incredibly well-preserved hatchling is believed to date back 99 million years to the Cretaceous Era.
Scientists retrieve DNA of HMS Terror crew
Apr 25, 2017A new study is aiming to identify some of the sailors who died during the ill-fated Arctic expedition.
Ship set to be deliberately trapped in ice
Feb 20, 2017Scientists are planning to sail a research vessel to the Arctic so it can get stuck in the ice on purpose.
Scientists aim to harness power of volcanoes
Feb 18, 2017Efforts are underway in Iceland to find ways of turning the heat from volcanoes in to usable electricity.
Scientists revive 10,000-year-old life forms
Feb 18, 2017In a remarkable breakthrough, microbes trapped inside cave crystals have been brought back to life.
Russian scientists under siege by polar bears
Sep 14, 2016Meteorologists working at a polar weather station have been trapped for weeks by a pack of polar bears.
Wreck of HMS Terror discovered 170 years on
Sep 13, 2016The mystery of a missing British explorer ship which disappeared in the Arctic in 1845 has been solved.
Bear manages to get itself stuck inside a car
VIDEO Jul 15, 2016Deputies were called out in Colorado on Tuesday after a Subaru owner found a black bear trapped inside.
Australian town is invaded by 100,000 bats
May 24, 2016Batemans Bay in New South Wales has become so overrun that a state of emergency has been declared.
Woman gets trapped in an elevator for a month
Mar 6, 2016A woman in China died after workers shut down an elevator without checking to see if anyone was inside.
Earth has huge stores of hidden groundwater
Nov 17, 2015There is enough water trapped beneath the ground to flood the entire world with over 590m of liquid.
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