Dogs’ tails play little or no role in acrobatic manoeuvres, and are more likely a communication tool, researchers sayAfter decades of research into man’s best friend, scientists have concluded that the tail cannot, in fact, wag the dog.An international team decided to investigate the purpose of the dog’s tail after studies showed that numerous animals from lizards to squirrels used their...

Administrator Bill Nelson says Beijing could seek ‘own’ resource-rich areas and next two years could be key to US-China contestThe US is locked in a space race with China and the country needs to “watch out” that its rival does not gain a foothold and try to dominate lunar resources, Nasa’s top official has warned.The assessment came from the Nasa administrator, Bill Nelson, a former...

We can’t change what’s happened – but we can learn to make better decisions in the futureNow is the time when we look back over the past year and wonder: how did I do? Did I make the right decisions? Could I have made better ones?Well, could you? A determinist who believes that the world unfolds in an inexorably preordained manner would say not. If, on the other hand, you believe in free...