Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. To go unshaven in the midst of personal hardship is so ubiquitous in popular media, and perhaps real life, that TV Tropes has a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A viral photo of Mark Zuckerberg with a "beard" has people talking about how facial hair elevates a man's look. Instagram//Mike ...

In ancient Egypt, a beard was a symbol of high status, while in Greece, it was seen as a mark of wisdom and strength. Knights in the Middle Ages wore beards as a badge of honor. Fast forward to today, ...

Facial hair endures because it signals maturity, identity, and social meaning, revealing how humans fuse biology and culture into visible traits we still read instinctively.

More and more men seem to be putting down the razor and letting their whiskers grow. Our critic examines the history of the trend and what it might mean. By Vanessa Friedman These days, between the ...