The human foot has 26 bones. Divide the foot into 3 parts: the hindfoot, the midfoot, and the forefoot. ...

Because the foot is a complicated, multi-functional structure, it is not possible to modify just the transverse arch to test the theory without affecting other parts. So, using experiments on ...

Our feet -- which include our toes, toe webs, nails and heels -- had some the most diverse kinds of fungi. Heels alone had 80 different genera types, toes had 60 and toe webs had 40 different ...

The arch across the foot evolved at least 3.4 million years ago, possibly before the lengthwise arch. Both arches help humans to walk and run.

When Harcourt-Smith looks at other parts of Australopithecan anatomy, including its curved toe bones and another foot bone called the navicular bone, he comes to different conclusions.