How many times have you said to yourself ‘if I only had an extra hand’? Well, it’s increasingly looking like that wish might come true. Scientists and engineers are exploring how extra fingers and ...

UCL researchers have created a strange robotic "third thumb" that attaches to the hand and adds a large extra digit on the opposite side of the hand from the thumb. Researchers found that using the ...

Researchers have shown that members of the public have little trouble in learning very quickly how to use a third thumb -- a controllable, prosthetic extra thumb -- to pick up and manipulate objects.

In a world where most people have ten fingers (five on each hand) — there are a few who are born with an extra finger. This rare condition, called polydactyly, means having more than the usual number ...

Science fiction has helped us picture the future in many different ways already – but never quite like this. New research suggests humans might someday morph into bionic octopus-like beings, possibly ...

Aye-aye lemurs look a bit like gremlins, with pronounced, clawed middle fingers, and these primates’ hands have been fascinating scientists for years. New research shows that the little lemurs, ugly ...

LONDON, Aug 25 – How would pianists cope with suddenly having two thumbs on one hand? Would their brains become scrambled or would the extra digit add a new dimension to their playing? Neuroscientist ...

Having an extra thumb on one hand may boost your manual dexterity, but wouldn't it be hard to learn to use? Not according to a new study, which found that the majority of a wide variety of people got ...

You’d think that being born with an extra thumb on one hand might be a boon to playing video games. But when pretty much every controller is designed for people with10 fingers, it can present a ...