While having an extra digit was once revered by ancient canyon dwellers, extra fingers are usually removed today. A recent case study of two unique individuals published in Nature Communications, ...

An extra finger can be incredibly handy. Two people born with six fingers per hand can tie their shoes, adroitly manage phones and play a complicated video game — all with a single hand, a study shows ...

Looking down at her newborn son, new mom Talliya Burnside at first thought the exhaustion of labor had gotten to her when she counted six fingers. Then, Burnside became petrified there was something ...

In a world where most people have ten fingers (five on each hand) — there are a few who are born with an extra finger. This rare condition, called polydactyly, means having more than the usual number ...

Though Elon Musk’s neuralink brain network is a step towards true human-computer fusion, 2019 is coming to a close and humans are still, for the most part, made of organic material. But if we ever do ...

The findings could show us how to tap into the brain's resources to control robotic extra limbs and digits. Worldwide, about one in every 500 babies are born with extra fingers or toes - a condition ...

It can be surprising and emotional for parents to see a newborn with six fingers on one or both hands. The first thought is often worry, wondering if this extra finger means something is seriously ...

Science fiction has helped us picture the future in many different ways already – but never quite like this. New research suggests humans might someday morph into bionic octopus-like beings, possibly ...

Polydactyly is the term for when someone has extra digits, or fingers or toes. It usually means that a baby is born with at least six fingers on one or both hands or six toes on one or both feet. It's ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For a strange little lemur native to Madagascar that boasts one of the most unusual hands in the animal kingdom, a "high five" is more like a "trick six." Scientists have ...