(The term "phalanx" is singular, referring to one finger bone.) Each finger contains three and the thumb has two phalanges. The fingers are commonly referred to as the thumb, index finger, long (or ...

A Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden worker's thumb was partially amputated after a bonobo attacked during morning feeding Friday, the zoo said. The employee has been stabilized at a hospital and ...

A member of the zoo's primate care team was performing their morning rounds and administering medicine and food to the bonobo troop when the animal bit the employee's thumb through a protective ...

For babies and toddlers, it often takes the form of thumb sucking. It works well as a soothing mechanism, but dentists warn it can become a problem if the behavior continues too long. Dr. Shira ...

Indiana starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke will likely miss the No. 13 Hoosiers' game against Washington on Saturday after undergoing surgery on his injured right thumb on Monday. But his ...

The school announced that Rourke is out "indefinitely" after he injured his thumb in a blowout win over Nebraska on Saturday. Rourke didn't return for the second half of the 56-7 win after his ...

Researcher Zachary Lindsey and his team studied professional and amateur disc golf players in Georgia to analyze the effect of thumb grip on disc-throwing. "Participants were eager and excited to ...

If you have ever found thumb.db files in a Network folder where several computer users are connected to each other and access the same folders, you know it’s hard to delete them as they are read ...

The fig hand gesture consists of a fist with the thumb wedged between the index and middle fingers. If you spent your childhood in the United States, you might instantly recognize the fig as an in ...