When is a thumb not a thumb? When it's an elongated wrist bone of the giant panda used to grasp bamboo. Through its long evolutionary history, the panda's hand has never developed a truly opposable ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed in China are helping scientists get a better grasp on one of the marvels of evolution: the giant panda's false thumb, which helps this veggie-loving bear munch ...

Whether we're texting or using tools, our hands -- perhaps more than any other body part -- are what equip us for modern life. The killer app in the evolution of our hands was our opposable thumbs, ...

When is a thumb not a thumb? When it’s an elongated wrist bone of the giant panda used to grasp bamboo. Through its long evolutionary history, the panda’s hand has never developed a truly opposable ...