For more than a century, evolutionary biologists have admired the exquisite design of the human foot and how its features make it possible for us to effortlessly walk upright. Our short toes, for ...

The anatomy and movement of a modern human foot is easy to spot in a footprint. Impressions of an arch and big toe reflect how we transfer weight and push off against the ground, ...

Modern humans emerged from the African mists about 50,000 years ago, but modern human feet appeared much earlier -- at least 1.5 million years ago, according to fossilized footprints found on a ...

Early humans had feet like ours and left lasting impressions in the form of 1.5 million-year-old footprints, some of which were made by feet that could wear a size 9 men's shoe.

An unappreciated quirk of human anatomy hidden in the foot is thought to be the secret behind how humans evolved to walk and run on two legs. The feature, dubbed the transverse tarsal arch (TTA ...

Chimpanzee feet allow scientists a new grasp on human foot evolution Date: February 8, 2017 Source: New York Institute of Technology Summary: An investigation into the evolution of human walking ...

An investigation into the evolution of human walking by looking at how chimpanzees walk on two legs is the subject of a new research paper published in the March 2017 issue of Journal of Human ...