Largely forgotten, the X-44 MANTA (Multi-Axis No-Tail Aircraft) was an ambitious concept in the late 1990s by Lockheed Martin ...

First, it lacks the long tail seen in raptor dinosaurs and in Archaeopteryx; instead, some of its vertebrae are fused into a short, stubby nubbin called a pygostyle.

Yet these behemoths’ most puzzling feature is a whip-like tail that can measure as long as the rest of the fish’s body. Why mantas and related rays have such long tails has long been a mystery.

Research points to COVID-19’s ‘long tail’ on school graduation rates The majority of states, 26, saw declines in high school graduation rates following the pandemic, new research shows.

Humans’ closest primate relatives lost their tails about 25 million years ago, but exactly how has remained a mystery. A breakthrough in genetic research may finally offer answers.

Astronomers have discovered that a gigantic planet has been hiding a 350,000-mile-long tail as its atmosphere seeps away. The exoplanet known as WASP-69 is gargantuan—roughly the size of Jupiter ...

Sheep in a field in Moscow, Idaho. Long tails often cause health and hygiene problems for sheep. To solve this, a research project at Washington State University aims to eliminate the trait that ...

Long tail vs. the blockbuster? Perhaps there's room for both. In the Economist article, Jeff Bewkes, head of Time Warner says as much, "Both the hits and the long tail are doing well." And going ...