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Shoes and Ankle Bone Structure
Wearing shoes may affect the structure of ankle bones by altering the density and volume of a spongy network within them. This could impact previous research on human evolution.
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New Scientist
Wearing shoes seems to affect the density and volume of a spongy network within a bone in our ankles, which could affect the validity of previous research into the evolution of walking
2026-10-06 17:00 UTC
New Scientist
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