Unless you’re a budding yogi, it’s not often that you stand on one leg. After all, you’re not a flamingo. But this quick minute(ish) activity can actually reveal a lot about your physical health. It’s ...

It seems like kind of an awkward way to spend most of your time, but flamingos seem perfectly happy to hang out on one leg.

Balance is so fundamental that we often take it for granted, but its importance goes far beyond just keeping us upright. In fact, recent studies have shown that the ability to stand on one leg may be ...

Last Word is New Scientist’s long-running series in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions, ranging from the minutiae of everyday life to absurd astronomical hypotheticals. To ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The length of time for which you can balance on one leg may be an important indicator of how well you’re ...

The Karate Kid movie is an iconic example of the fascination with karate and kung fu that permeated the 1980s. It also contains numerous legendary movie moments and possibly the most famous "standing ...

It’s a question visitors ask staff all the time at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo’s Bird House. The answer may surprise you! Mike Bock A pair of short-billed dowitchers, foreground, adopt a one-legged ...