Like a wind tunnel, the nasal passages cause turbulence in inspired air, allowing it to touch the inner walls of the nose and draw moisture and heat from our mucosa and blood vessels. The shape of the ...

Do you blame (or thank, depending on how you feel about it) your parent for the shape of your nose? You may well have the same big, broad or bulbous nose as your mom or dad, but there’s more to ...

For supersonic flight, the nose was hydraulically lifted, streamlining the plane's shape and allowing it to efficiently pierce the air. It's a classic aerodynamic problem: most wing shapes that ...

Here's what you need to know about how rhinoplasty can change the shape of your nose and the risks involved. What is a rhinoplasty? A rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure that is performed to alter ...

Their interest was twofold: how did genetic drift affect nose shape, and how much did varied natural selection in different environments contribute to this trait? “Often, people don’t consider the ...