Most visitors never experience the natural masterpieces that lie off the tourist trail—from bubbling hot springs to unearthly ...

This Northern California gem boasts fewer crowds than the national parks of Southern California. Lassen Volcanic National ...

Opt outside on your next holiday. Here are five hikes that may inspire an active adventure. Quiraing, Isle of Skye, Scotland ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Scientists have studied Yellowstone National Park’s magmatic system for decades, which makes the iconic geysers, mud pots and various hydrothermal ... U.S. Geological Survey’s ...

Lassen Peak is a dormant volcano with a 2.5-mile summit trail. The hike offers striking views of the surrounding craters, lava fields, and boiling mud pots. This shield volcano is home to a massive ...

Unlike conventional volcanoes that erupt with lava, mud volcanoes like Borealis release methane-rich fluids and sediments. These processes shape the surrounding seabed, forming a unique deep-sea ...

Deep in the Barents Sea off the northern coast of Norway, the Borealis Mud Volcano has been spewing methane for centuries and supporting a flourishing community of seafloor creatures. Researchers have ...

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.

It remained there until breaking the surface on February 14, 2023, leaving a trail of sedimentary plume ... The Kumani Bank mud volcano has produced similar transient islands since its first ...

Yeah, but this trail and this whole valley bottom is absolutely ... Instead, it was something that we call lahar material or volcanic mud flow. Have you heard of such things?

Azerbaijan, located between the Caspian Sea and the Caucasus Mountains, is home to hundreds of active mud volcanoes. Locally known as “yanardagh”, which means “burning mountain”, these volcanoes ...