A French town is using human hair to clean oil pollution from the ocean
Hairdressers are putting our old hair to good use.
Tag: hair
Like a baby’s bottom: why don’t humans have fur?
We’re pink, bare, and proud of it! But also unsure as to why.
Isotopes in hair reflect your diet, but also how much you paid for a haircut
Isotopes in the food we eat builds up in our hair, revealing intimate details about diet and income.
Stress greys our hair out, and the process is reversible within a ‘relatively short’ timeframe
Our mental state does have an effect on the hair, it seems.
Your hairs hide secrets — some subsets of schizophrenia can be detected by biomarkers in our hair
They told me my new haircut was crazy but I never expected this!
Stem cell treatment could cure baldness
Balding could soon be a thing of the past -- if you're wealthy enough.
Pufferfish spines and the hair on your head are governed by the same set of genes
"It just blows me away that regardless of how evolutionarily-different skin structures in animals are, they still use the same ...
How fast hair grows, and other hairy science
On average, your scalp hair grows by 0.35 to 0.45 millimeters a day or half an inch per month.
Gray hair linked to immune system activation in mice
This may explain why some people experience premature hair graying.
Scientists pinpoint genes that give us our hair color
Women have lighter hair then men, on average -- and researchers can now know what your hair color is after ...
World’s oldest fillings come from the stone age and they’re basically asphalt
Sink your teeth into this story.
Protein levels determine whether you’re a blond or a brunette, study shows
Even the tiniest DNA changes could have a crucial impact on our genome,
Scientists learn why hair is almost as strong as steel. One immediate application is a hairy body armor
That soft, mushy mass on your scalp is stronger than you think.
After fingerprint and DNA, now a protein test could complement forensic investigations
It could be a game-changer for law enforcement.
Researchers open hairy new chapter in 3-D printing
You just can't brush off this technology.
Researchers find what’s giving you dandruff – and it’s probably not what you think
Dandruff is the most common scalp condition, yet we know surprisingly little about it.
Why we get goosebumps
Goosebumps are strange. We get goosebumps when we're cold, when we're afraid, and sometimes when we're really excited - three ...
Scientists create artificial skin that sprouts new hairs and sweats
Creating artificial skin may sound weird, but it can be extremely useful (or even life saving) for people who suffered ...
Pubic hair bacteria could be used to solve rape crimes
Among evidence analyzed during a rape-related crime investigation, one of the best clues that might incriminate a suspect are pubic ...
3300 years ago, Egyptian women were using extensions and dyeing their hair
An ancient Egyptian woman who lived 3300 years ago was found to have no less than 70 hair extensions. This ...