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Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight
1-26-2017 |
29
Scientists have moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock to two-and-a-half minutes to midnight.
Man uses hand grenade to crack open walnuts
12-22-2016 | 14
Police in China were left shocked after the man admitted to using the explosive device as a nut cracker.
Right-handedness found in human ancestor
10-24-2016 | 4
Dominant hand preference appears to date back to a time long before modern humans arrived on the scene.
Police in Russia 'arrest' activist robot
VIDEO 9-25-2016 | 6
Police officers attempted to handcuff the contraption while it was recording data about voter opinions.
Young gorillas are destroying poacher snares
8-21-2016 | 34
Some of Rwanda's mountain gorillas have taken a hands-on approach to tackling the threat of snares.
Ghostly hand turns up in 116-year-old photo
6-29-2016 | 33
A photograph taken of workers at a linen mill over a century ago appears to contain an unexpected extra.
Implant helps paralyzed man move his hand
VIDEO 4-14-2016 | 4
Scientists have been working on a way to help paralysis patients regain some movement in their hands.
'Hand of Hercules' belonged to 40ft statue
11-9-2015 | 13
Archaeologists believe that a giant marble hand in Jordan once belonged to a gigantic statue of Hercules.
Human hands may have evolved for punching
10-25-2015 | 54
Our ability to make a fist and strike an opponent with sizable force might be an evolutionary trait.
Concerns raised over Pentagon lab viruses
9-15-2015 | 21
CDC inspections have raised red flags over the handling of deadly viruses being kept in government labs.
The world's smallest man has died aged 75
9-6-2015 | 4
At a mere 21.5 inches tall, Chandra Bahadur Dangi had long been recognized as the smallest man on Earth.
3D-printed bionic hand wins Dyson prize
VIDEO 8-27-2015 | 7
A new, inexpensive 3D-printed bionic hand could be the key to making prosthetic limbs affordable to all.
Boy trips in museum, damages $1.5M painting
VIDEO 8-25-2015 | 29
A 12-year-old from Taiwan ended up putting his hand through a priceless Paolo Porpora painting.
Our hands are more primitive than a chimp's
7-15-2015 | 17
Contrary to popular belief, human hands are not as evolved as those of our closest living relatives.
Mystery hands appear in Mt Kinabalu photos
6-14-2015 | 38
An unexplained pair of hands has appeared in photographs taken by two separate cameras in Borneo.
Even a virtual handshake can establish trust
5-11-2015 | 8
A new scientific study has determined that shaking hands with a robot can be surprisingly effective.
Black ring hovers in the sky over Kazakhstan
VIDEO 4-8-2015 | 38
Locals were left perplexed after the peculiar spectacle appeared above the village of Shorthandy.
Star Wars-style 'bionic hand' developed
2-25-2015 | 8
Researchers have created a responsive artificial limb that can be controlled directly by the brain.
Ancient Egyptian book of spells deciphered
11-22-2014 | 14
Researchers have succeeded in interpreting a 1,300-year-old handbook full of invocations and spells.
Woman is run over by her own dog in a car
11-13-2014 | 43
An Australian woman was injured when her dog accidentally knocked the handbrake and ran her over.
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