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A frozen methane clathrate serves as a small apartment complex for methane ice worms. Thawing clathrates produce a potent greenhouse gas. Photo by Flickr user NOAA Photo Library.
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A frozen methane clathrate serves as a small apartment complex for methane ice worms. Thawing clathrates produce a potent greenhouse gas. Photo by Flickr user NOAA Photo Library.