News tagged with foot


Floppy-footed gibbons help us understand how early humans may have walked

Biology /

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The human foot is a miracle of evolution. We can keep striding for miles on our well-sprung feet. There is nothing else like them, not even amongst our closest living relatives. According to Evie Vereecke, from the University ...


Tortoise Skeleton

Skeleton of 12,000-year-old shaman discovered buried with leopard, 50 tortoises and human foot

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (21) | comments 0

The skeleton of a 12,000 year-old Natufian Shaman has been discovered in northern Israel by archaeologists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The burial is described as being accompanied by "exceptional" ...


Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

Space tech helps to reach long-jump world record

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 03, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 5

German athlete Wojtek Czyz, running with a space-tech enhanced prosthetic leg, set a new world record at the Paralympics 2008 in Beijing, reaching an amazing 6.50 m and beating the previous world record by ...


Foot pain: Custom-made insoles offer relief

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Custom-made insoles known as foot orthoses can reduce foot pain caused by arthritis, overly prominent big toe joints and highly arched feet, a new systematic review shows.



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