“Why have my fingers gone all pruney?” It’s a question that has puzzled children at bath time, teens at swimming lessons, and adults after long hot tub sessions. Scientists once thought that these ...

Skin is an awesome and weird organ. As the body’s biggest organ, it does a lot to look after you, protecting you from the outside world of sunlight, harsh chemicals, nasty germs and severe cold. And ...

We’ve all seen our fingers go wrinkly after a long bath or swim. It’s something we usually don’t think much about — until now. Scientists have finally explained why this happens, and it’s not just ...

New research from Binghamton University, State University of New York reveals that wrinkle patterns on skin actually stay the same over time. Do your wrinkles always form in the same pattern every ...

Have you ever spent a little too long in the tub or the pool and your fingers and toes come out looking like two scoops of raisins? This week, we won’t spend too long explaining why it happens, and ...

Just a few minutes in the shower or pool is enough to turn your fingers into wrinkly prunes. Skin wrinkling after a shower or bath, or aquagenic wrinkling, usually occurs after about three and a half ...

When you stay in the water for a long time, your fingertips get wrinkly, like shriveled raisins. For years, scientists believed that these wrinkles formed because the outer layer of skin absorbed ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hopefully, the rain clears long enough to spend some time in the water this holiday weekend — but spend too much time in there and your fingers and toes start to resemble prunes. So why ...

Prunelike fingers and toes may be an unpleasant result of an extended swim, but scientists suggest they may serve an important purpose: to keep us from slipping. A study published online last month by ...