News tagged with facial features

Researchers discover new 'golden ratios' for female facial beauty

(PhysOrg.com) -- Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (27) | comments 14

Archaeologists find statue of Tutankhamun's grandad

Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed part a 3,000-year-old statue of the pharaoh Amenhotep III, believed to be the grandfather of the young King Tutankhamun, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said on Saturday.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 02, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 3

Neanderthal faces were not adapted to cold

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research into Neanderthal skulls suggests that facial features believed for over a century to be adaptations to extreme cold are unlikely to have evolved in response to glacial periods ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Evolution is written all over your face

Why are the faces of primates so dramatically different from one another?

Biology / Evolution

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (16) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Roman era York may have been more diverse than today

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new archaeological study in Britain has shown that its multi-cultural nature is not a new phenomenon, but that even in Roman times there was a strong African influence, with North Africans ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (12) | comments 50 | with audio podcast report

For gay and straight men, gauging facial attraction appears to operate similarly

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 3

On the face of it, voting's superficial

Are voters truly sophisticated and rational decision makers? Apparently not. Their choices are heavily influenced by superficial, nonverbal cues, such as politicians' appearance, according to Christopher Olivola from University ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Did India invent the nose job?

An Indian doctor working in 600 B.C. might have been the world's first plastic surgeon, according to a new exhibition that challenges Western domination of the history of science and technology.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Our brain looks at eyes first to identify a face

A study by the University of Barcelona (Spain) has analysed which facial features our brain examines to identify faces. Our brain adapts in order to obtain the maximum amount of information possible from each ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Facial structure of men and women has become more similar over time

Research from North Carolina State University shows that they really don't make women like they used to, at least in Spain. The study, which examined hundreds of Spanish and Portuguese skulls spanning four ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Google+ rolling out facial recognition feature

Google is rolling out a feature that lets members of its online social network automatically find themselves in photos posted by friends.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Tech review: New iPad an all-around upgrade

Apple used to be good at keeping secrets, but when you start building millions of "something new," details are bound to start trickling out. Such was the case with Apple's new iPad, which was announced just ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies

(AP) -- Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Improving security with face recognition technology

A number of U.S. states now use facial recognition technology when issuing drivers licenses. Similar methods are also used to grant access to buildings and to verify the identities of international travelers. ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

CEOs who look the part earn more

(PhysOrg.com) -- There were no evening gowns, swimsuits, or artistic talents on display, but a corporate beauty contest staged by Duke University researchers nevertheless revealed strong ties between appearance ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1