News tagged with ring fingers

Why men's ring fingers are longer than their index fingers

Biologists at the University of Florida have found a reason why men's ring fingers are generally longer than their index fingers — and why the reverse usually holds true for women.

Biology / Other

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 28 | with audio podcast

Researchers solve mystery of disappearing bird digit

Evolution adds and subtracts, and nowhere is this math more evident than in vertebrates, which are programmed to have five digits on each limb. But many species do not. Snakes, of course, have no digits, and ...

Biology / Evolution

created Sep 04, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Finger length clue to motor neuron disease

(Medical Xpress) -- People with the commonest form of motor neuron disease (MND) called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are more likely to have relatively long ring fingers, reveals research from the Institute of Psychiatry ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attractive men have long... ring fingers: study

The longer a man's fourth or ring finger is compared to his index finger, the more likely he is to be judged attractive by women, according to a study released Wednesday.

Biology / Other

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 10