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 ...

Scientists at Florida Atlantic University have employed a novel thermal training technique to give robotic fingers a natural look and feel. With the ability to curve and straighten as it is heated and ...

Fingers are formed from a blob of tissue that is “chiselled away” in the womb to reveal individual digits, a study has found. Rather than growing from five stumps, the study found some tissue formed ...

An ancient fish sported something like fingers that were the precursors to our own digits, according to an analysis of a new fossil skeleton. "It's really the last piece of evidence to say fingers are ...

The popular nursery rhyme This Little Piggy is an early childhood memory for many of us. It’s a poem that involves five little piggies, each corresponding to one of our fingers or toes. Kids love it, ...

Syndactyly is the medical term for webbing of the fingers or toes. Webbed fingers and toes occur when tissue connects two or more digits together. In rare cases, the fingers or toes may be connected ...

Polydactyly is the term for when someone has extra digits, or fingers or toes. It usually means that a baby is born with at least six fingers on one or both hands or six toes on one or both feet. It's ...

Trigger finger can cause pain and may limit movement of the thumb and fingers. Gentle stretching exercises, such as the fingertip bend, and other self-care techniques, like massage, can help relieve ...