“Our study begins to explain how evolution removed our tails, a question that has intrigued me since I was young,” lead study author Bo Xia, PhD said. Looking at DNA samples of ...

The fatty membrane surrounding every living cell is a vibrant environment where countless biological processes take place.

Humans do not have tails, but do we have “what it takes” for a tail? Hens don’t have teeth, but they have the genes for it. With atavism, it is as if our genomes serve as archives of our ...

All the basic body plans found in nature today are here: bodies with heads, tails, and appendages, all specialized segments performing specialized functions. All animal evolution for the last half ...

The first pterosaurs had a sail-like tensioning system for flying with potentially cumbersome tail vanes, which they could have used for displays, a new study finds.

Lemurs, lizards, whales — all are famed for their tails in some way. But which animal has the longest tail of all? In proportion to their bodies, grass lizards have the longest tails of any ...

An international team of researchers from the United States, China, Germany, and the United Kingdom announced the discovery today (February 5) in two papers in Nature Ecology & Evolution. “These ...

Understanding the tail function can help us understand the evolution of flight, which in turn can inspire future technologies, such as planes, drones, even tent design. We can also learn about the ...

The Tails of Iron 2 platinum trophy for PS5 and PS4 has just been revealed as the game lands on all platforms, and it looks ...

The finding provides researchers with a valuable insight into the animals’ anatomy and evolution, and raises other possibilities for how they may have used their tails. It is exciting to now see ...