A man with a beard and a black t-shirt measures his height with a tape measure. Genetics partially influences height, but other factors, such as nutrition, also affect how tall you become as an adult.

Looking at the world around you, you see an abundance of sizes and statures. This holds true for our own selves as well. We can learn a great deal about humanity, our similarities and our differences ...

MONTREAL, February 1st 2017 - A large-scale international study involving more than 300 researchers from five continents and 700,000 participants, published today in Nature, heralds the discovery of ...

The relative impact of genetics on height does not increase with improvements to the standard of living. These are the findings of an international research group that analyzed the impact of genetic ...

Every four years, the world turns its attention to the Olympics to see competitors go "faster, higher, stronger." We tend to take this trajectory for granted, and average human height and life ...

Take a look around at your fellow humans—this may be as good as it gets. We have reached our peak in terms of lifespan, athletic performance and height, according to a new survey of research and ...

Genetics partially influences height, but other factors, such as nutrition, also affect how tall you become as an adult. The average height of a population can indicate the health of its people since ...