Flammable ice of profit and doom

Methane hydrate clogs pipelines, is difficult to extract profitably, and exists in quantities sufficient to screw up Earth’s climate. Brett Thornton and Christian Stranne, from the Department of Geological Sciences and Bolin Centre for Climate Research at Stockholm University, consider this confounding cage compound.

Read the article in Nature Chemistry: "Flammable ice of profit and doom"

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Marine Geology

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Baltic Sea Fellows

As a continuation of the governmental funding of strategic Baltic Sea research, this interdisciplinary network of young Baltic Sea, Baltic Sea Fellows, formed at Stockholm University 2018. Their research cover the whole range from basic marine research to applied legal aspects and decision support.

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