In the heart of the Caspian Sea, off the coast of Azerbaijan, a mud volcano briefly birthed a mysterious island, only for the sea to reclaim it, leaving scientists captivated.

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

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

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

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

Scientists were intrigued after NASA satellites spotted a mysterious “ghost island” that formed and then disappeared just as ...

In 2023 an island appeared in the Caspian Sea, about 25 km off Azerbaijan's east coast, and disappeared a year later. NASA ...

In the first image from November 2022, the underwater mud volcano is solidly beneath sea level, with no discernable land ...

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with ...

NASA has released images of a vanishing "ghost island" in the Caspian Sea captured by its satellites. The Kumani Bank mud ...

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

A mysterious island appeared in the Caspian Sea in 2023 due to a mud volcano eruption and vanished by the following year, ...