Ski-jump, hooked, piggy or snubbed — there are almost as many nose shapes as there are people in the world. Now, new research has uncovered four genes that govern some of the variation in the human ...

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, ...

Do you blame (or thank, depending on how you feel about it) your parent for the shape of your nose? You may well have the ...

Using sophisticated statistical methodologies, researchers of Penn State have demonstrated that the shape of the human nose is strongly correlated with temperature and absolute humidity. However, they ...

(CNN) — There are pouches on each side of the human nose below the eyes that are called maxillary sinuses. They’re involved in sinus infections, so you may already have a bias against them. But Nathan ...

Genes that drive the shape of human noses have been identified by a UCL-led study. The four genes mainly affect the width and 'pointiness' of noses which vary greatly between different populations.

The shape of your nose is at least in part due to the climate of the place where your ancestors came from, according to new research. A study published Thursday in PLOS Genetics finds that wider, ...

Nose shapes, lips and the entire face can be altered these days with a simple stroke of brush, learn the different ways to contour for ALL nose shapes. Welcome to the Pulse Community! We will now be ...

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 ...

Narrow, flat, hooked, button, straight, or none of the above, the human nose comes in myriad shapes and sizes. But no matter how noses look, they all share at least one common function: to warm and ...