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A Mud Volcano From the Ice Age Has Just Been Discovered—And It’s More Active Than We Thought

In a fascinating find beneath the waves of the Barents Sea, researchers have discovered anunderwater mud volcano dating back to the end of the last Ice Age. Located approximately 70 miles south of ...
Science Daily

Underwater mud volcanos are a haven for marine organisms

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. One ...
IFLScience

There’s A “Ghost” Island In The Caspian Sea, Birthed By A Mud Volcano

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
Nature

Mud volcano floods Java

For 3 months a sea of hot mud has been gushing from the ground in Sidoarjo, East Java, 35 kilometres south of Indonesia's second largest city, Surabaya. The steaming mud pool is growing at an ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

‘Could we light it on fire?’ Questions bubble up as Lake Powell’s ‘volcanoes’ erupt greenhouse gases

At the confluence of White Canyon and the Colorado River, bubbling gas billows from a cone made of mud. This “mud volcano” was discovered by staff from the Glen Canyon Institute and the Returning ...
Live Science

Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

The Wandan mud volcano has erupted in Taiwan, sending bubbling mud shooting into the air as locals ignite ejected gases with burning rags. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
agerpres

Mud Volcanoes mud analysed for therapeutic properties

Scortoasa Town Hall in Buzau County requested a detailed report from the National Institute for Medical Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Balneoclimatology (INRMFB) regarding the characteristics ...