A lizard making a dramatic escape, leaving its tail wriggling behind as it darts to safety, is an image familiar to many.

The Keck Observatory has made a rare observation of an interstellar visitor, 3I/ATLAS, exhibiting unexpected solar dynamics. The object has been found to possess a peculiar “anti-tail” and an unusual ...

A lizard tail preserved in 99-million-year-old amber from northern Myanmar provides the best-preserved direct fossil evidence ...

Tidal tails are thin, elongated regions of stars and interstellar gas extending into space. They are formed as a result of gravitational interactions between galaxies and star clusters. The ...

A study has found some surprising features in two new species of burrowing scorpions, including a very strangely shaped 'tail tip' and some 'sexy' anatomy features. Terrestrial biologists have taken a ...