Methane on Mars `not an indication for life`

Last Updated: Friday, June 1, 2012, 12:58

Researchers has found a major source of methane on Mars, which may bring “down to earth” all those who firmly believe in the biological origin of the gas.

Meteorites give valuable insights into Mars’ atmosphere

Last Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 21:48

Scientists have found that meteorites, which continually bombard the surface of Mars, contain enough carbon compounds to generate methane when they are exposed to sunlight.

Arctic methane leaks accelerating global warming

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 13:16

The researchers have uncovered a surprising and potentially important new source of Arctic methane: the ocean itself.

Conditions for life do exist on Mars?

Last Updated: Sunday, February 19, 2012, 16:00

The Mars Science Laboratory Rover, also known as Curiosity, will be able to detect microscopic amounts of methane.

Scientists say cut soot, methane to curb warming

Last Updated: Friday, January 13, 2012, 08:48

An international team of scientists says it has figured out how to slow global warming in the short run and prevent millions of deaths from dirty air: Stop focusing so much on carbon dioxide.

RIL wants $13 per mmBtu for CBM it plans to produce

Last Updated: Monday, October 3, 2011, 17:40

Reliance Industries has sought approval to sell gas it plans to produce from below coal seams (coal-bed methane) at about USD 13 per million British thermal unit, more than double the rate at which domestically produced gas is sold at present.

Russia, US to study methane emission in Arctic

Last Updated: Friday, September 2, 2011, 15:09

A group of 27 Russian and US scientists has left on board a research vessel to study unprecedented emission of methane gas in the eastern Arctic, which could lead to acceleration of global warming.