Science puts wrinkled fingers to the test

Science may be getting closer to explaining those prune-like fingers and toes we all get when we sit in a hot bath too long. UK researchers from Newcastle University have confirmed wet objects are easier to handle with wrinkled fingers than with dry, smooth ones. They suggest our ancestors may have evolved the creases as they moved and foraged for food in wet conditions.

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指の皺が何の研究かと思ったら、霊長類が獲物を探し歩く時の知恵。川沿いに歩いて獲物を捕獲する時、指の皺がこれを助けたと。人間の体の不思議に着眼すると面白い発見があるもの。

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指の皺の科学