I wish I could say that I’m about to clue you in to a culinary treat that me and my family have been enjoying for years, but that’s simply not the case. I ate my first fried fish tail just a week ...

I grew up calling this, my favorite fish of all in the sea, a spot-tail. Yet depending on geographic location, anglers call this popular saltwater fish by many names – channel bass, drum, puppy drum ...

A paleobiologist's study reveals that the tails of fish and the tails of tetrapods, or four-limbed animals, are entirely distinct structures, with different evolutionary histories. Despite their ...

1. In a food processor, combine the parsley, olive oil, garlic, lemon rind and juice, capers, mustard, anchovy, red pepper, and a generous pinch each of salt and black pepper. 2. Work the mixture ...

Coelacanths are difficult to classify. They have many characteristics in common with sharks, and yet in certain characteristics they more closely resemble other types of fish. In this activity, you ...

Daniel Quinn receives funding from The National Science Foundation and The Office of Naval Research. Underwater vehicles haven’t changed much since the submarines of World War II. They’re rigid, ...

Despite their obvious physical differences, elephants, lizards and trout all have something in common. They possess elongated, flexible structures at the rear of their bodies that we call tails. But a ...