When watching the Summer Olympics, take a good look at the hands of the competitive swimmers. Chances are, their fingers will be slightly spread. Now new research finds that this hand position creates ...

Studying our past ancestors has led to truly groundbreaking information such as why some people have allergies today and just how backstabbing led to the spread of the human race. But what’s to become ...

Webbed feet and hands, of course, are a common trait of swimming animals from frogs to whales. In human swimmers, the invisible web of water allows them not to propel themselves faster, but to better ...