A scientist chanced upon the specimen at a market in Myanmar. — -- A dinosaur tail preserved in amber has been discovered for the first time ever, researchers announced on Thursday in a paper ...

Learn more about Xiphodracon goldencapensis, a long-snouted, sharp-toothed marine reptile that may serve as the missing link ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Robots wag their tail fins and bob along like bathtub toys in a pool at a Vassar College lab. Their actions are dictated by microprocessors housed in round plastic containers, ...

This is an interview with Dan Goldman, associate professor in the School of Physics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the July 8, 2016 issue of ...

Tails are vital for animals. They help with balance and communication. Some animals have long tails. These tails aid in flight and movement. They also ...

Animal Lover DEAR ANIMAL LOVER: Tails are simply amazing. Do you wish you had one? If you love climbing trees, you could use ...

Eva Jablonka is a professor emerita at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Evolution Evolving: The Developmental Origins of Adaptation ...

File shows a robot that uses the kind of motion seen in the mudskipper to move across a granular surface. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the July 8, 2016 issue of Science, published ...