People have speculated over the nature of seemingly useless physical characteristics in living things for thousands of years. It wasn't until the late 18th and early 19th centuries, though, that the ...

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Human tails, manifesting as caudal cutaneous appendages, have long intrigued clinicians and anatomists alike. These structures, which may be either vestigial remnants of embryonic development or ...

The tailbone, or coccyx, is a remnant of our primate ancestors’ tail, with minimal function now. Wisdom teeth were essential for early humans to eat tough foods but are often removed today. The ...