The next time you come face to face with a dog wagging its tail, you can make a quick determination on whether to reach out and pet it or step back in deference: check the tail-wag bias. If the wagging tail leans to the dog’s right, you’re safe; if the tail leans to the dog’s left, don’t move. Why? Read the article. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

A large star in its death throes is leaving a huge, turbulent tail of oxygen, carbon and nitrogen in its wake that makes it look like an immense comet hurtling through space. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A man with a tail. Really weird. Slightly NSFW. picked by michellu 1 year ago

In 2004, the NASA and European Space Agency spacecraft Ulysses unexpectedly flew through the tail of Comet McNaught. Readings from probe's Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer (SWICS) showed the comet tail slowed down the solar wind, a stream of charged particles which the sun constantly pumps out. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Orphaned stars are being born in a vast tail of material stretching behind a faraway galaxy. The finding is evidence that orphaned stars — those not orbiting the center of a galaxy in normal fashion — are much more common than thought. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Comet Holmes brightened suddenly and dramatically last week, going from total obscurity to naked-eye brightness that rivaled some of the brighter stars in the sky. But without a tail, the gas and dust ejected by the comet left it looking like no more than a fuzzy tennis ball through backyard telescopes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Double amputee Nadya Vessey will soon be able to swim like a mermaid with a specially-made tail that will let her propel herself through the water.

The keen swimmer is to be fitted with the "mermaid-style" tail made by the same special effects team behind blockbuster Lord of the Rings and King Kong. picked by daftgretel 1 year ago

Reimchen hypothesized that if a dog lacks a tail, arguably the most important communication tool it has when it comes to relating to other dogs, its behaviour could be negatively affected. picked by muppet 7 months ago

In other news, Anne Coulter's tail has been reported stolen. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Tails could play a very important role in spicing up the life of animals, a new rodent study has found.

Female rats use their tails to direct, stimulate and balance their male partners, the scientists found. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Have you ever wondered which breed of dog barks the most, why black cats are a sign of good luck or which direction dogs wag their tail to show they are happy? Here are 36 fascinating facts from a new book on man's two best friends... picked by misswinkle 11 months ago

"The Armadillo Lizard adopts a curious defensive posture when threatened by rolling itself up like an Armadillo, with its tail tightly held in its jaws, presenting a spiny ring to the predator and protecting the softer, vulnerable belly area." picked by super 8 months ago

Cambodia and Vietnam are going to build a $100 million golf course straddling their border in a region heavily bombed by U.S. forces in their anti-communist war in the 1960s and 70s. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Indonesia plans to build the world's longest suspension bridge across the earthquake-prone Sunda Strait, passing within 50 kilometres of the active Krakatoa volcano. The bridge, traversing 30 kilometres, will link Indonesia's main islands of Java and Sumatra at an estimated cost of $12 billion. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Scientific test answers the age-old question: Why does a dog wag its tail?
(sure am I glad I know this now) picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

On April 20, 2007, the comet had just dipped inside the orbit of Mercury, perilously close to the sun, when a solar eruption struck and literally tore the comet's tail off. NASA's STEREO-A probe recorded a fantastic movie of the collision. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

I always wanted to know this.

I do know about conspecific sniffing in white tail deer fawns, because my brother made me type his term paper about the topic. But this, this is just different. picked by suebe 6 months ago

Info and specs on all Batmobile versions (and the Tumbler). Includes extensive pictures of members who are already building full 1989 batmobile replicas. 1966 version specs here.

Inspired to post by suebe's Batmobile auction post. picked by beckinacea 5 months ago

The Chivelstone Parish is shelling out about $200 to build a throne for visitors to stand on to get a cell phone signal in England's East Prawle Village. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Happy Tail Ale is a non-alcoholic brew made just for dogs. picked by jerrybrecken 1 year ago