Human life hinges on the ability of our cells to cram six feet of DNA into a 10-micron nucleus—equivalent to fitting a mile of string inside one green pea. But stuffing genes into cramped quarters is ...

At one point in time, getting your nails done meant choosing between two shapes: square and round. These days however, it’s almost overwhelming how many options there are, but experimenting is the ...

You might have the same narrow nose as your mom, but new research has discovered that there's more to nose shape than genetics. Do you blame (or thank, depending on how you feel about it) your parent ...

If the French bob brings with it a chic, understated attitude and plenty of texture, the chin-length bob is the perfect cut for anyone who loves sleek, clean lines. It’s much shorter than the Birkin ...

Of the animals that have them, the organ is almost always located in the snout between the eyes. Since the hammerhead’s ...

Changing the shape of a chromosome, the researchers found, is a simple matter of increasing or decreasing the amount of linker histone available to inhibit condensin. When a high concentration of ...