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Mysterious Craters Appearing in Siberia Might Finally Be Explained


If an explosion of gas opens a great cavity in Siberia's permafrost, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Well, the methane gases it releases certainly send ripples around the world, and now a team from the United Kingdom and Spain has traced its source.

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