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During human evolution, the foot underwent strong selective pressures. The pronounced medial arch of the human foot is considered a unique feature in the evolution of habitual bipedalism. A high ...

Imagine if one (or both) of your feet couldn't conform to uneven walking surfaces, or flex to spring you forward with each step. That's what it's like for most people who have prosthetic feet, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Aug. 20, 2007, on Jedediah Island, just north of Vancouver, a 12-year-old girl was enjoying a casual stroll on the beach when ...

The human little toe is shrinking, but not the way most people assume. A biologist explains relaxed selection, fused toe bones and why shoes aren't to blame.

Newly discovered fossils prove that a mysterious foot found in Ethiopia belongs to a little-known, recently named ancient human relative who lived alongside the species of the famous Lucy, scientists ...