A team of researchers has identified and described Vulcanoscaptor ninoti ("the Camp dels Ninots volcano digger"), a previously unknown genus and species of Pliocene mole. The fossil was unearthed at ...

Throbbing, aching, or shooting pain in the knuckles can result from an injury or an underlying medical condition. Learn more in this article.

Other bones of the hand are: the metacarpals – the five bones that comprise the middle part of the hand the phalanges (singular phalanx) – the 14 narrow bones that make up the fingers of each hand.

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Metacarpal fractures comprise 30% of all hand fractures, and the small and ring metacarpals are the most commonly affected. 1 Fractures of the small finger metacarpal neck – also known as "boxer's ...

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The remains of new Ostrich-like dinosaurs with exceptionally long hands in Mexico have stunned paleontologists. This new ornithomimosaur, officially named Mexidracon longimanus, represents a brand ...

What makes Mexidracon surprising is the length of its metacarpals, the bones that form the palm. They show that its hands were extremely long and slender, the palm alone being longer than the ...

DIY-ers in northern Holland filled a large gap in a tile floor with precisely sliced cow bones several centuries ago.