Hands
What do clubbed fingers mean?
Clubbed fingertips might be nothing to worry about, or they could be a warning sign of a serious disease
Can you bite through a human finger as easily as a carrot?
Go and get a carrot from the fridge and try it yourself.
Are there more left-handed people where writing flows right to left?
Left-handed people will know the difficulties of keeping their writing smudge-free in Western countries.
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Why do identical twins have different fingerprints?
The strange science of how fingerprints form – and why they’re not completely sculpted by DNA.
Why do we have toenails?
Yes, they’re gross. But what’s the point in them?
Why does blowing hard on our hands cool them, but just breathing on them warm them?
Asked by: Eric Williams, Lancashire
Paw control | Squirrels with hand preference ‘less efficient at learning new tasks'
Ambidextrous individuals performed better in experiments designed by scientists to find out whether squirrels were left- or right-handed.
Dolphins show signs of dominant right flipper
Similar to other aquatic mammals, bottlenose dolphins show a right-side bias in foraging behaviour, the research found.
Why do joints crack?
Snap, crackle and pop! Scientists have found out why knuckles make those cringe-inducing cracking sounds.
Early human shows signs of right-handedness
Cut marks on teeth suggest human evolution developed handedness 1.8 million years ago.
Why does stubbing your toe hurt so much?
It's 'toe' joke when you bash one of your lower digits.
Why do paper cuts hurt so much?
They say the first cut is the deepest, but baby we know why it’s so painful.
What are the white semi-circles at the bottom of our finger and thumb nails?
The aptly named lunula is the white crescent moon shape found at the bottom of the nails of your fingers and toes, but why do we have them?
Why did we evolve five digits on each limb, and not another number?
If you can’t imagine life without your fingers, thumbs and toes, then you’ll be fascinated to know where they came from.
Could finger length predict a man’s behaviour towards women?
A quick look at your partner’s hands might be all you need to know about your relationship. Researchers at McGill University have unveiled a new secret in fortune telling: finger length could be a telltale sign of how nice a man is to women.
Why do we have lines on the palms of our hands?
Think about what happens when you make a fist or when you’re typing, holding a cup or doing chores.
Why are some people left-handed?
Like most things, we can hold a complex mixture genes and environment responsible for causing some people to be left-handed.
What determines your fingerprint pattern?
It's no secret that your fingerprint is individual to you, and it's been that way from before you were even born.
Why do we have fingerprints?
It's a long-held theory that fingerprints allow for better grip, but this just isn't the case - so why do we have fingerprints?
Do left-handed people think more laterally?
No, there are no studies to suggest the creative ability to see unusual or surprising solutions to problems varies between left- and right-handers.
Can the data from a fingerprint scanner be used to recreate my print?
Biometric scanners retain your fingerprint data as binary code, but can the machine be tricked? Your print stolen?