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Fat Molecules in Deep-Sea Mud Volcanoes Reveal How Microbes Survive Extreme Conditions

Learn more about the fat molecules researchers discovered in deep-sea mud volcanoes and the clues they offer to microbial ...
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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 ...
CNET

'The ocean is on fire again': Mud volcano explodes, lighting up the Caspian Sea

An eruption south of the Azeri capital sent fire streaming into the night sky on Sunday. A mud volcano has been pinned as the culprit. Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple ...
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New mud volcanoes discovered in Caribbean island of Trinidad after small eruption

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Experts are analyzing a new set of small mud volcanoes that have been discovered in recent days in the eastern Caribbean island of Trinidad that have prompted authorities ...
Live Science

Underwater robot in Siberia's Lake Baikal reveals hidden mud volcanoes — and an active fault

Video cameras mounted on an autonomous underwater robot captured footage of cracks associated with mud volcanism close to a potentially active fault on the shores of Lake Baikal. When you purchase ...
Sacramento Bee

‘Slender’ camouflaged creature found on volcano in Peru. It’s a new species

Scientists found a “slender” camouflaged creature on a volcano in Peru and discovered a new species, a study said and photos show. Photo from Roy Santa-Cruz Thousands of feet up on a volcano in Peru, ...