(THE CONVERSATION) – Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was spewing out steam. In the following weeks, ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was ...

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 ...

Jacyn Schmidt and her fishing partner captured this image of a mud volcano on their depth sounder, just a few miles north of Sitka. (Photo by Jacyn Schmidt) A couple of Sitka residents who were ...

The underwater volcano Borealis Mud Volcano was discovered in the summer of 2023. Last year, the researchers were back at the volcano. The underwater volcano Borealis Mud Volcano is located in the ...

A mud volcano on the Indonesian island of Java is collapsing, swallowing up more than 30,000 homes so far. Scientists blame a gas company for causing the eruption of sludge two years ago. Geologist ...

Scientists on the AKMA3 ocean expedition discovered an exceptional underwater feature consisting of a mud volcano in the middle of a large crater 80 miles south of Norway's Bear Island. The volcano ...

Learn more about the fat molecules researchers discovered in deep-sea mud volcanoes and the clues they offer to microbial adaptations. In 2022, the research vessel Sonne journeyed to a remote corner ...

Michael R. Hudec receives funding from the Applied Geodynamics Laboratory, an oil-industry funded research consortium supported by more than 20 companies. Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, ...

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 ...