The future of energy remains an interesting and open-ended question, and Japan, interestingly enough, may play a pivotal role in how that future shakes out. More than a decade ago, scientists in Japan ...

It sounds like an addictive drug. And that may become an accurate description for the frozen fossil-fuel deposits that go by the name “flammable ice.” On Tuesday, Japan announced that it had tapped ...

China has claimed a major energy breakthrough, but its eco credentials are dubious at best. Researchers say they managed to extract gas from flammable ice in the South China Sea. A frozen mix of ...

In studying what's known as "flammable ice," researchers have discovered that microscopic bubbles within the strange material contain life. These findings could inform the quest to identify ...

China is talking up its achievement of mining flammable ice for the first time from underneath the South China Sea. The fuel-hungry country has been pursuing the energy source, located at the bottom ...

Scientists studying what's known as "flammable ice" in the Sea of Japan recently discovered the existence of life with microscopic bubbles. The microhabitats are grown by microbes within tiny bubbles ...

HONG KONG (CNNMoney) — China is talking up its achievement of mining flammable ice for the first time from underneath the South China Sea. The fuel-hungry country has been pursuing the energy source, ...

A highly combustible form of energy locked deep in the ocean finally can be harvested using a new technique, but deploying that technique on a broad scale could spell trouble for the climate, experts ...

Scientists have solved a molecular puzzle explaining the natural formation of gas hydrates, a type of flammable crystal also known as "the ice that burns." Gas hydrates form when pockets of gas are ...

Chinese scientists have extracted over 10,000 cubic meters of natural gas daily from flammable ice in the South China Sea. An independent specialist agreed it was a technological breakthrough. China's ...

Maritime trade liquid natural gas - "LNG" - is a crucial link in the natural gas supply chain for many nations where domestic demand outstrips available supply. These vessels transport natural gas, ...

Japan’s relationship with the energy sector is, at best, complicated. Having virtually no oil, coal or natural gas to fire its power plants, Japan was forced to import over 90% of its energy in 2014.