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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

In 1863, a Russian paleontologist and mining engineer made his way through the Eocene strata of the Caucasus to the shores of ...

Satellites spotted a "ghost" Island - and then watched it vanish. The landmass emerged from the Caspian Sea after a mud ...