The arch running across the width of the human foot might be a big part of the reason that people can walk and run upright, a new study suggests. People have a prominent arch along the insides of ...

A stiff mid-foot is essential for withstanding excessive force when pushing off on the ground for walking and running The arch along the length of the foot was believed to be responsible for mid-foot ...

Walking upright on two feet is one of the crowning achievements of human evolution. Now, scientists have discovered exactly what it is about how our feet are structured that gives us this unique and ...

Walking and running subjects our feet to forces in excess of body weight. The longitudinal arch of the feet was thought to be the reason the feet do not deform under such load. However, researchers ...

Glen A. Lichtwark is at the University of Queensland, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia. Luke A. Kelly is at the University of Queensland, School of ...

For more than a century, evolutionary biologists have admired the exquisite design of the human foot and how its features make it possible for us to effortlessly walk upright. Our short toes, for ...