Mathematicians have discovered that there is no exact formula for the “perfect” female body. A study recently published in Scientific Reports challenges long-standing assumptions about the most ...

There were days in college—fashion design major, naturally—when I’d spend hours watching vintage films instead of doing my assignments. Not because I was lazy, but because I was learning. Really ...

The body-positive movement has encouraged people, especially women, to see beauty in all shapes and sizes, and it's reminded us that body ideals are culturally constructed and not based on science.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 108, No. 25 (June 21, 2011), pp. 10087-10091 (5 pages) Considerations of Neandertal geographical variation have ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Starre Vartan is the author of “The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body,” which will be published on July 15. People who lived through the Irish ...

BMI is an estimate of body composition based on weight and height. For people of any sex, a moderate BMI is usually 18.5 to 24.9. People who know their weight and height can use a calculator to work ...