Scientists have unearthed the oldest modern-looking hand bone from a human ancestor at a site in Africa, demonstrating that features we take for granted, like the ability to grip, go much further back ...

Your hand consists of your wrist, palm, and fingers. The wrist has many smaller bones and joints, allowing the hand to move in different directions. It also includes the distal ends of the forearm ...

The bone, which is the earliest modern humanlike finger bone ever found, could come from a number of species that were around at the time, including Homo erectus Editor's note: The following essay is ...