Occasionally, I need to make a call during bad weather, and that means I run into a conductivity problem with my gloves. You can't use normal gloves with a smartphone because they don't allow the ...

How did digits evolve? While it is clear that they derive from genetic programs already present in fish, their precise origin remains a matter of debate. An international team led by the University of ...

Several years ago, I watched a documentary about the fossil of an early amphibian, once encased in a stone nodule. When it was discovered, in Victorian times, five toes were uncovered on each foot, ...

The thumb is one of five digits on each hand, but it has a different shape and function from the other digits. However, most medical guides refer to the thumb as a finger. Also known as the pollex or ...

Free fingers have many obvious advantages on land, such as in locomotion and grasping, while webbed fingers are typical of aquatic or gliding animals. But both amphibians and amniotes -- which include ...