At the ripe age of 11, I decided to use the old, crusty, hair removal cream that had sat abandoned in my mum's cabinet since before I was born. Unsurprisingly, it severely burned, itched and ...

I have dyed my hair every color under the sun, so I know a good shampoo for color-treated hair has a lot to get right. I want one that preserves my new color and undoes some of the damage that ...

If shaving is growing tiresome, consider laser hair removal: This method damages hair follicles to reduce growth over time, ultimately giving more long-term results than using a razor. After ...

Hair dryer technology has come on leaps and bounds over the past decade, with brands such as Dyson, Shark and ghd all trying to outdo one another with their latest releases. What constitutes the ...

But a new study hints that maybe we aren’t so special. A million years ago, researchers have found, an extinct species of human relatives known as Homo erectus thrived in a harsh desert ...

When Homo sapiens appeared some 300,000 years ago, at least six other human species already shared the planet. Here, in the studio of paleoartist John Gurche, are model representations of those ...

I have fine hair, and it’s hard not to burn with envy when a friend tells me they only have to wash their hair “once a week or so.” As I have smaller, less porous strands of hair (which ...

Like your hair, eyelash extensions need to be brushed. My lashes would get a little wacky when I woke up or after showering. That’s why Shin ends every appointment by handing you a soft pink ...

Editor's take: The Chrome Web Store offers numerous tools for extension developers to publish and promote their creations. However, what it should not enable is the misuse of these tools to ...

In a few decades, gene-editing technologies could reduce the likelihood of common human diseases. Societies must use this time to prepare for their arrival. Read the paper: Heritable polygenic ...

On average, there are approximately 100,000 hair follicles on the human head. Despite this, hair loss happens to everyone. Each day, we shed between 50 and 80 hairs naturally. This has led many to ...