WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Director James Cameron's "Avatar" movies are populated by a species of outsized blue beings resembling humans, except with tails. So why does our species lack a tail, ...

Geneticist Bo Xia asked that question as a child and it was on his mind again a few years ago, while he was recovering from a tailbone injury during his PhD at New York University (NYU) in New York ...

Forty retailers along Oak Street, Rush Street, Delaware Place and Michigan Avenue lent their storefronts and windows on Sunday, June 1, 2025, to PAWS Chicago for their annual Angels With Tails event.

Over eight years, Brandee Anthony has built an aquatic empire around mermaiding Brandee Anthony Media; Vero Beach Mermaid/TikTok Brandee Anthony decided to try mermaiding for content on her Periscope, ...

Overland Park residents Annie Shipman and Bob Shipman, 2, greet Birra, a husky up for adoption at a Pawsitive Tails event at Pet Supplies Plus in Leawood. Beth Lipoff Special to The Star Dog lovers in ...

Dogs that have undergone medical procedures to alter the shape of their ears or the length of their tails seem to acquire a certain combative appearance and there is some new data which suggests that ...

No matter how identical two dogs may look, the odds of them actually being twins are extremely low. Some pups are naturally gifted social butterflies, while others are reserved, shy, and a bit silly, ...