Latest Fingers News and Stories

Here Is A Teeny Nail Growing On Top Of Another Nail On Someone’s Middle Finger

Online

3 years ago

Here Is A Teeny Nail Growing On Top Of Another Nail On Someone’s Middle Finger

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Science Finally Figures Out How Pruney Fingers Work

Online

7 years ago

Science Finally Figures Out How Pruney Fingers Work

Robert Sorokanich

Wrinkly Fingers Evolved To Help You Grip Wet Objects

Science & Health

8 years ago

Wrinkly Fingers Evolved To Help You Grip Wet Objects

Jamie Condliffe

If you’ve ever sat in a bath staring at your fingers as they wrinkle involuntarily, you’re in good company. Now, a team of scientists has worked out why it happens.

TableDrum Turns Your Nervous Finger Tapping Into Rocking Beats

Mobile

10 years ago

TableDrum Turns Your Nervous Finger Tapping Into Rocking Beats

Kelly Hodgkins

Science & Health

10 years ago

Why Do Our Fingers Get Pruney?

Alyssa Bereznak

A scientific debate has recently emerged about why our fingers wrinkle. On one side: osmosis loyalists. On the other: researchers who believe pruning is a neural mechanism to improve traction – to make your hands more grippy when they’re wet.