NASA scientists have been left baffled by satellite pictures showing a “ghost” island appearing – and then mysteriously ...

The mud volcano, said to be the world's second largest, is located near the capital Baku. It was not immediately clear if it posed any danger to local residents. Azerbaijan's ministry of ecology ...

This island has appeared and disappeared several times since 1861. Located near Azerbaijan, it reappears due to a mud volcano. It rarely stays above water for more than two years. (Image ...

The Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, a feature located roughly 15 miles off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan, erupted in early 2023, resulting in the phenomenon. Mud volcanoes ...

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 ...

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—relatively unheard of in North America, but prominent in volcanic regions around the globe—have quietly changed Earth’s landscape throughout our planet’s history. Eagle-eyed geologist ...

near the capital Baku. The transient island formed around the site of the Kumani Bank mud volcano, also known as Chigil-Deniz, shortly after it erupted. Scientists think the eruption spewed out ...