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Published online 14 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040913-5
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Earth's mantle can generate methane
Untapped fossil-fuel reserves could be hidden deep within our planet.
Methane could be forming in Earth's mantle, US scientists have shown. The result suggests that untapped and unexpected reserves of natural gas and oil may exist deep beneath the planet's surface.
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