There are all kinds of tails in the world. You might be pretty comfortable understanding the purpose of some of these tails, but even the most common animal tails might surprise you. This is the story ...

Researchers have discovered how diverse forms of life are able to use the same cellular machinery for DNA transcription. It might seem as though humans have little in common with the lowly yeast cell.

I spent the weekend up in the White Mountains participating in volunteer naturalist training for the Appalachian Mountain Club. I love these kinds of events. Every time I get together with other ...

To escape predators, geckos can detach their tails and then quickly scramble away, sometimes racing across smooth surfaces that are vertical or even inverted. A new tail grows back within a few months ...

A sperm tail utilizes interconnected elastic springs to transmit mechanical information to distant parts of the tail, helping it to bend and ultimately swim towards an egg, scientists have discovered.

It might seem as though humans have little in common with the lowly yeast cell. Humans have hair, skin, muscles, and bones, among other attributes. Yeast have, well, none of those things. But besides ...

Cats express a lot about how they're feeling by the way they carry their tails. Would you approach a cat with their tail upright and curved? If you're not sure, it's time to brush up on your cat tail ...

Wouldn’t it be amazing if our dogs could talk to us? We could finally make sense of some of their more perplexing dog behaviors, like being afraid of the tiny Chihuahua next door or barking only at ...