New research has uncovered four genes that govern some of the variation in the human nose. Credit: David Sacks/getty images Illuminate life & technology through the lens of science. Ski-jump, hooked, ...

Of course, not every person in these clips has gotten lip augmentation or rhinoplasty. Those procedures aren’t cheap, and many parents wouldn’t allow them anyway. But that inaccessibility, combined ...

A common question throughout anthropology is, what makes us human? There are, of course, a million physical and cultural traits that make us human, and one of these traits is the variation in the ...

Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new study. Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, ...

What do climates and cultural beauty standards have in common? Both influenced human nose evolution. Climate changes conjure up significant scientific concerns for many people—but how many of us would ...