Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Human hair growth is not indefinite; it's precisely ...

For many years, the usual explanation for hair growth has been simple. New cells divide deep inside the hair root and push ...

Scientists have found that human hair growth does not grow by being pushed out of the root; it's actually pulled upward by a force associated with a hidden network of moving cells. The findings ...

A previously unseen network of cells plays a critical role in helping hair emerge from the roots, according to a study that may rewrite textbooks and lead to new hairfall treatments. Until now, it was ...

(via TEDEd) At age 44, Xie Qiuping cut her hair for the first time in over three decades. Her impressive locks extended over 5 meters — earning the Guinness World Record for the world’s longest hair.

The most luxurious human characteristic—and the one that preoccupies us the most—might be our hair. We curl it, dye it, cut it, braid it and straighten it. We style it to suit our self-image, spending ...