I n 2004, a Chinese woman named Xie Qiuping won the Guinness World Record for the longest human scalp hair at 5.627 meters—the length of an adult male giraffe!While this is an anomaly, humans are the ...

Hair can be curly, straight, thick, thin, brown, black, blonde, or auburn. It can be long or short, frizzy or lush. While the huge diversity in our genes and environments makes it a no-brainer ...

The ability to stand on two feet and manage the heat allowed Homo erectus to roam further and hunt more efficiently. Thus fortified, some researchers think the species’ descendants began to develop ...

A woman who has not cut her hair in more than 12 years finally got a trim. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu. Search site.

Three men in Otavalo, Ecuador, with braids. Photographer Irina Werning's long-term project on long hair in Latin America took her to the Kichwa community for its final chapter.

A 46-year-old Indian woman who hasn't had a haircut since the age of 14 earned a world record when her tremendous tresses were measured at 7 feet and 9 inches long.