A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting—an instinctive way to offer or receive comfort and express a sense ...

The most comforting touch communicates care for the person receiving it – not just the intentions of the person offering it.

A study has found that an ancient protein motif that binds to nucleic acids is functionally "ambidextrous." This means that ...

Scientists have found new evidence for how our fossil human relatives in South Africa may have used their hands. Researchers investigated variation in finger bone morphology to determine that South ...

A new study shows two species of early human ancestors used their hands for both climbing and tool-making WASHINGTON — Our hands can reveal a lot about how a person has lived – and that’s true for ...