The image is surreal: a frozen lake, a scientist kneeling on the ice, and then a sheet of flame racing across the surface as ...

Understanding the flammability limits and combustion characteristics of fuel–air mixtures is pivotal for both industrial safety and the advancement of energy technologies. These limits define the ...

But now, a team of Duke University scientists, analyzing shallow groundwater sources near active gas wells, has found that levels of flammable methane (CH4) contamination increased when those water ...

For the first time, a scientific study has linked natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing with a pattern of drinking water contamination so severe that some faucets can be lit on fire.