TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A fiery mud volcano erupted in Pingtung County’s Wandan Township around 5 a.m. Wednesday and lasted for about three hours, sending mud flowing into nearby fields.

Anunderwater robot has uncovered startling new geological features in Siberia’s Lake Baikal, including previously unknown mud volcanoes at depths of up to 540 feet. These volcanoes, found near a ...

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Mud volcanoes are little known in North America, but much more common in other parts of the world. By Michael R. Hudec/The Conversation | Published Dec 24, 2022 6:00 PM EST This article was originally ...

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, water, boiling-hot ...

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

The goo, which is heavily alkaline serpentinite mud, contained lipid biomarkers, supporting the theory that early life began ...

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 ...

The Wandan mud volcano is a particularly unusual example of the geological phenomenon, an expert told the BBC.

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 ...