Sporting a “millennial beard” is a fashion statement for many. Scientists from the University of Utah have discovered, however, men may have evolved facial hair for a rather more practical reason.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Men with beards are considered more attractive, according to a new study. [Photo: Getty] Men who have full beards are seen as more ...

This article was reviewed by Knox Beasley, MD. Beards are undeniably a part of today’s cultural zeitgeist. From dating apps ...

Facial hair endures because it signals maturity, identity, and social meaning, revealing how humans fuse biology and culture into visible traits we still read instinctively.

Beards have long attracted suspicion, sometimes seen as stylish, sometimes as unsanitary. But how dirty are they, really? Human skin is home to billions of microorganisms – mainly bacteria, but also ...

The beards of Orthodox priests are some of their most striking attributes, marking them as different from other Western ...

Who let the beards out? Woof! A new study which sampled men’s beards found more harmful bacteria in human whiskers than in dog fur. “The researchers found a significantly higher bacterial load in ...

Sorry airmen, you’re not getting beards without a medical or religious waiver anytime soon, as Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass ...

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A new study shows that young children have a negative reaction to beards, but that changes as they get older. How did facial hair, specifically beards, evolve? Turns out actual scientific research on ...