Researchers discovered that early pterosaurs, commonly known as pterodactyls, took flight thanks to a sail-like tensioning system in their tails. The vanes on early pterosaur tails were supported ...

A 'ghost' island that suddenly appeared in the Caspian Sea in early 2023 is playing a centuries-long game of peekaboo with scientists, and it's about to vanish once again – if it hasn't already ...

This is hardly the first time the ghost island of the Kumani Bank has appeared and disappeared. We like to think of land as a fairly static thing, considering that's where we spend the majority of ...

Scenes unfold in extended, impulsively mobile shots, which create the impression of a ghost who is no mere passive observer but an alert and active mind. Conjuring a consciousness with a will of ...

Early pterosaurs — informally called "pterodactyls" — had long tails with thin, leaf-shaped flaps of tissue on the end called vanes. This vane would have compromised their flight if it were ...

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Eagle-eyed geologist Mark Tingay recently noticed the emergence of a ‘ghost island’ in November of 2024, caused by a submarine mud volcano called Kumani Bank. Satellites show that the island ...

A rare 'ghost island' appeared and quickly disappeared in the Caspian Sea after the eruption of Kumani Bank mud volcano off Azerbaijan's coast. NASA satellites captured the event, showing the ...