London, May 22: Scientists have suggested that mini earthquakes observed at volcanoes might be caused by flowing lava, which can fracture and crack even though it is a liquid.

Washington, May 22: Scientists have determined that the Earth’s crust might hold a lethal cache of carbon, which could ultimately determine the fate of our planet’s atmosphere.

Carbon is locked away down in the Earth’s crust in magma and old carbonate rocks buried by plate tectonics, in fossil fuels like coal and oil, and in ice lattices beneath the ocean bed.

It has long been assumed that this carbon was largely cut off from the surface, and could safely be ignored when analyzing the effect of greenhouse gases on climate.

But now, it seems there may be much more “deep carbon” ready to spew out than we thought, according to the conclusion of a meeting at the Carnegie institution’s Geophysical Laboratory in Washington DC.

Washington, May 22 : In a novel work, researchers have identified the structure of a catalytic material that can turn methane into a safe and easy-to-transport liquid, which lays the foundation for

Washington, May 22 : A new study has found that the number of humpback whales in the North Pacific Ocean has increased since international and federal protections were enacted in the 1960s and 70s.

Washington, May 22 : Using data from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft and two telescopes at Earth, an international team of scientists has found that Jupiter’s Little Red Spot (LRS) has some of the highest wind speeds ever detected on any planet.

San Francisco  - A California company is to clone five dogs for pet owners who win an online auction to be held in June, it announced Wednesday.