For millennia, people have suffered from bunions, a painful condition that’s uniquely human. Here’s why—and how to ease the pain. A colored x-ray image highlights bunions in the feet of a 54-year-old ...

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in humans. Axolotls are native to Mexico and critically endangered in their ...

I’m going to be honest, I thought pinky toes were a little obsolete. I know that sounds silly but they’re so small and stubby, I figured evolution had delegated their role to the other toes and they ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...