were found down there, are you saying they re from outer space? no, i m not implying that they are from outer space! i m implying that the organisms that live in this hot methane rich environment might give us clues as to where we might want to look on other planets that also have hot methane. ah quickly and finally, do you think this fire can be put out? the fire certainly can be put out, there s no question about that. it s just whether or not it is beneficial to put it out from an environmental aspect. raw methane, unburned is actually more of a greenhouse gas than burning it and releasing carbon dioxide rather than methane. so it s actually a little bit better for it to burn them not. and at the same time, well, it is a tourist attraction, there is a fence around it now and flush toilets and picnic tables. marilyn bergman, the song lyricist, who, together with her husband alan, wrote hundreds of songs, has died at the age of 93.