Captured through the powerful lens of X-ray telescopes, the ethereal expanse of a pulsar wind nebula is revealed in unprecedented detail. Reading time 2 minutes Move over, Pillars of Creation—there’s ...

We use our hands for almost every type of activity. But hands are complex, and when a part of them gets damaged, it can affect the whole hand. A metacarpal fracture is a break in one of the hand bones ...

People often fracture or break the bones in their hands or wrists after traumatic injuries. Fractures can cause pain and swelling around the injury. Fractures can also change the position of your ...

A major fossil discovery about our ancient ancestor has occurred in Kenya. Researchers have found hand and foot bones belonging to Paranthropus boisei — an extinct human relative who lived over 1.5 ...

Have you ever wondered why robots are unable to walk and move their bodies as fluidly as we do? Some robots can run, jump, or dance with greater efficiency than humans, but their body movements also ...

The special tool-wielding power of human hands may go back farther in evolutionary history than scientists have thought. That's according to a new study of hand bones from an early relative of humans ...