The study of human evolution and comparative anatomy bridges palaeontology, biomechanics and evolutionary biology to elucidate the origins of our unique anatomy. Recent analyses have shed new light on ...

For more than a century, evolutionary biologists have admired the exquisite design of the human foot and how its features make it possible for us to effortlessly walk upright. Our short toes, for ...

What did the face of our ancestors looks like 3 million years ago? Meet the reconstructed skull of “Little Foot” which ...

The flexor digiti minimi brevis (foot) is a muscle that is located on the outer edge of the foot bones. It begins at the fifth metatarsal (the bone behind the bones of the pinky toe) and sheath of the ...

Walking upright on two feet is one of the crowning achievements of human evolution. Now, scientists have discovered exactly what it is about how our feet are structured that gives us this unique and ...

An analysis of human feet and fossils has given new clues to how our feet got their stiffness, enabling us to walk and run upright. The arches in the human foot are key to this stiffness. Other ...

With a human anatomy endorsement from Bethel, you’ll deepen and demonstrate your understanding of the human body and its functionality. You’ll gain deep understanding through hands-on learning in ...