Natural gas is in great demand, and researchers know where vast amounts are hidden — in icy crystals called hydrates. But getting it out is another matter, as David Adam finds out.
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Adam, D. Fire from ice. Nature 418, 913–914 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418913a
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