The longitudinal arch of the human foot has been proposed 2, 3 to have a key role in providing stiffness for the foot, an attribute that enables humans to walk on the ground on two feet.

Evolution of human foot arches put the necessary pep in our upright steps. A spring-like recoil in the arch helps the ankle lift the body from the ground. By Laura Baisas.

Chimpanzee and human midfoot motion during bipedal walking and the evolution of the longitudinal arch of the foot. Journal of Human Evolution, 2017; 104: 23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2016.12.002; ...

Scientists have made a step forward in understanding the evolution of human feet. Unlike species such as chimpanzees, which have opposable digits on their feet, humans have evolved arched feet to ...

“The human foot is one of the most complex masterpieces of evolution, a work of art in biomechanics: not only it allows us to walk, run and jump, but it is also a true witness of our past and ...

Biologist Offers Insight on the Human Foot Research describes how the evolution of walking has everything to do with what makes us human. By Brianna Barbu. Nov 20, ... If you want to understand human ...

Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi reveals our incredible story across 300,000 years of human evolution in the upcoming new ...

Meanwhile, for some mysterious reason, human ancestors began to walk upright on two feet, and this new habit, called bipedalism, set the evolution of human skeletons on a distinct path from our ...

In pursuit of knowledge, the evolution of humanity ranks with the origins of life and the universe. And yet, except when an ...

A new documentary brings early human history to life with a "scientifically accurate" collection of hyper-real 3D models.

To see how locomotion evolved and how the inner ear changed over time, researchers took Lufengpithecus skulls found in China in the 1980s and created 3D CT scans of the inner ear. After reconstructing ...