Curly hair is often treated as unpredictable, temperamental, or high-maintenance, but what looks like chaos is actually biology at work. Curl patterns are shaped long before styling products or tools ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Curly hair may have been key to why human brains grew so big, ...

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, ...

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 ...

Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

Nailing your curly haircare routine is like a big, frustrating, expensive science experiment. More often than not, you need to try what feels like hundreds of products before you ...

For most of our evolutionary history, human activity has been linked to daylight. Technology has liberated us from these ancient sleep-wake cycles, but there is evidence sunlight has left and ...

With her 2016 children’s book, "Curlee Girlee," Atara Twersky inspired countless little girls — and their moms and grandmothers — to celebrate their curly hair. Now, the book is part of a larger ...