Synopsis

A vast reservoir of energy lies locked away on the ocean floor, while scientists continue to puzzle over its unusual slipperiness. We’ll journey into NASA's Icing Research Tunnel in Ohio, and then travel to Salt Lake City’s Olympic Oval, renowned for possessing “the fastest ice on Earth.” Join us as we descend to the seabed to gather and examine a distinctive type of ice known as methane clathrates—ice structures that hold pressurized natural gas within their crystalline framework. Researchers e