Curly hair is often treated as unpredictable, temperamental, or high-maintenance, but what looks like chaos is actually ...

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Odessa A’zion is not just having a career moment. She is in the middle of a full-blown hair phenomenon. From “Marty Supreme” ...

San Diego scientist and engineer Neil Thompson has published a children's book inspired by his curly-haired young nephew and the many other children who look like him. So, why do some people have ...

Australian scientists have identified the gene that strongly influences whether you have curly hair. The trichohyalin gene has long been known to play some role in the development of the hair follicle ...

However, compared to hair treated with water only, coating with PVA and PVA/CM notably suppressed hair spreading and frizzing. When the temporarily stretched hair was placed in a chamber with 80% ...

According to a fascinating new study, curly locks are better than straight hair at keeping your scalp cool. Researchers shone bright lights on a manakin, named Newton, with three different wigs—one ...

It’s estimated that by 2030, 40% of the world’s population will have curly hair. In recognition, researchers — led by experts at L’Oréal — are working to unravel the unique properties of curly hair, ...

Though humans’ nearly hairless bodies stick out like a cowlick among other primates, our nakedness isn’t unique in the world of mammals. Dolphins and whales are naked, says biological anthropologist ...