Allowing the Caspian Sea to succumb to industrial exploitation and climate-induced desiccation would be an irreversible ...

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

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

By Vadim Ni in Almaty The Caspian Sea has long been a cornerstone of life for Central Asia, especially for Kazakhstan, where ...

Azerbaijan is home to more than 300 mud volcanoes, both on land and offshore in the Caspian Sea, NASA's Earth Observatory ...

A rare 'ghost island' appeared and quickly disappeared in the Caspian Sea after the eruption of Kumani Bank mud volcano off ...

A mysterious island suddenly emerged on the surface of the Caspian Sea, only to disappear again in less than two years.

Located 15 miles off the eastern coast of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea, this island likely emerged sometime between January ...

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, ...

A transient“ghost island”, born from a mud volcano eruption in the Caspian Sea, has captivated researchers. The island ...