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 ...

Mud volcanoes aren't uncommon in this part of the world. In 2023 an island appeared in the Caspian Sea, about 25 km off Azerbaijan's east coast, and disappeared a year later. NASA satelites ...

But the reality is land is always changing — perhaps nowhere more so than at the Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, some 15 miles (25 km) off the coast of Azerbaijan in the ...

In 2023, scientists from UiT The Arctic University of Norway discovered the Borealis Mud Volcano in the Barents Sea, off the northern coast of Norway, at a depth of 400 meters (1,300 feet).

A transient “ghost island”, born from a mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea, has captivated researchers. The island emerged in early 2023, only to recede into the sea by the end of 2024 ...

The island, created by a mud volcano eruption, was first spotted in early 2023, and its rapid emergence and disappearance have left both scientists and satellite observers intrigued. NASA's Earth ...

A mysterious new island emerged in the Caspian Sea following the eruption of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, located approximately 25 kilometers off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan. Satellite images ...