The underwater volcano Borealis Mud Volcano is located in the Barents Sea and was first discovered by researchers at UiT The ...

Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a ...

Mud volcanoes are a fascinating phenomenon where Earth essentially burps! Gases and liquids from deep within mix to form mud, ...

Learn about the Borealis Mud Volcano on the Arctic seafloor and its role in maintaining biodiversity, which is driven by ...

Scientists on the AKMA3 ocean expedition discovered an exceptional underwater feature consisting of a mud volcano in the ...

NASA discovered a ghost island in the Caspian Sea that emerged in early 2023 but has since vanished again. This island has ...

Mud volcanoes often exhibit calderas, which are large circular depressions at their summit. Detailed mapping around the Caspian Sea suggests that caldera-forming mud volcanoes are dynamically ...

One would think that a volcano was not the most hospitable place for living organisms. However, the Borealis Mud Volcano, at 400 m water depth, acts as a sanctuary for a number of marine species.

Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced transient islands multiple times since its first recorded eruption in 1861.

The Caspian Sea, currently facing threats, has been in the news for a different reason: the emergence and subsequent ...

A mysterious "ghost island" formed by an underwater mud volcano appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 only to vanish again ...