Humans lost their tails during evolution — and NYU scientists think they’ve figured out why By . Alex Mitchell. Published Feb. 28, 2024, 4:41 p.m. ET.

Back in 2009, she authored a paper that suggested ankylosaurs might use their tail clubs for intraspecific combat—fights with other ankylosaurs. That work focused on the potential impact of tail ...

Watching Naruto pour everything into mastering Sage Mode, only for the Nine-Tails to take over in the heat of battle, makes this one of the most memorable Shippuden fights.It’s a powerful ...

The genetics of tails. ... Evolution can only deal with the variation that is present at any time. And, as this latest study shows, many changes also come with costs.

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

"We know that evolution by natural selection produces peacocks’ tails and giraffes’ necks and that sort of thing,” says Spurgin, whose findings were published today in Science.(Read why ...

Evolution of a hyper-mutable locus delivers foresight. Through the analysis of more than 500 mutations, the study uncovered the emergence of a localized hyper-mutable genetic mechanism in certain ...