Science news articles about 'mud volcano'

... continued to grow. Our research is fundamental if we are to understand the long-term effects of the mud volcano on the local and wider environment and population. “Sidoarjo is a populated region and ...

The world's fastest-growing mud volcano is collapsing and could subside to depths of more than 140 meters with consequences for the surrounding environment, according to new research. As the second ...

... protective casing in the borehole. Prof Davies added: "We are more certain than ever that the Lusi mud volcano is an unnatural disaster and was triggered by drilling the Banjar-Panji-1 well." ...

... the discussion." Prof Davies added: "I remain convinced that drilling was the cause of the mud volcano. The opinion of the international scientists at the event in South Africa adds further weight ...

The Martian surface shows structures that look like mud volcanoes, which would be key sites to search for life.

Indonesia's devastating 'mud volcano' could keep spewing for the next 30 years, filling the equivalent of 50 Olympic-size swimming pools every day, a top Australian expert warned.

... forced upward through soil and sediments. Mud pots can assume a variety of forms, typically ... laden and appear as bubbling muddy water. Mud volcanoes, on the other hand, are elevated conical structures ...

... in the mix added to the health and environmental risks from the mud eruption that was most likely caused by oil drilling gone awry. The mud volcano has displaced 30,000 people and caused ...

... topics include confirmation that East Java's "Lusi" mud volcano was most likely triggered by a blowout in the Banjar Panji ... depth of 7.5 meters in dark mud deposited in a brackish lagoon setting close ...

... form on the carcasses of whales," points out Ramirez. For instance, on the mud volcanoes in the Cadiz gulf 13 new species of polychaetes (marine worms) are described as well as a new ...

The curly-tentacled critters are one of 20 new species of worm that survive on methane-rich seeps in the seafloor in the Gulf of Cadiz, off the coast of Spain.

... floor until a new mud volcano bursts through, or do they somehow migrate between mud volcanoes?" These and other questions may be answered by future studies of these fascinating environments and help ...