“Why have my fingers gone all pruney?” It’s a question that has puzzled children at bath time, teens at swimming lessons, and adults after long hot tub sessions. Scientists once thought that these ...

Fingers may wrinkle when wet to help people grip wet objects, find researchers, who say the pruney feature may have helped human ancestors do the same in wet conditions. When a person's hands and feet ...

Upon learning about the blood vessels responsible for our water-soaked finger wrinkles, young readers of The Conversation's Curious Kids series had further questions for scientists: "Do the wrinkles ...

Although the total surface area of a hand is the same with fingers open or closed, the gaps between our fingers can make a surprising difference, say our readers The question of whether or not fingers ...