Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s an age-old tale: A knuckle-cracking lover and hater enter a ...

Scientists used an ultrasound machine to see what’s going on when we crack our knuckles and it was unexpectedly spectacular, but they also provided evidence to suggest that knuckle cracking doesn’t do ...

Hearing “snap, crackle, pop!” with no visible sign of the Rice Krispie trio can only mean one thing: snapping joints—likely knuckle cracking, to be more specific. Whether or not the sensation happens ...

Joint cracking is one of those habits most of us acquire without thinking about it. A knuckle popped mid-sentence. A back twisted as we stand up. A neck gently crunched while the kettle boils. It is ...

Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine and Host of Strange Health podcast, The Conversation Katie Edwards is a health and medicine editor at The Conversation in the UK. Clodagh Toomey receives ...