Let's take a deep dive into how heights have changed over the years and how tall the average NBA player stands.

On average, men usually have five inches more in height than women. But why? Scientists have now found an answer to this ...

A recent study examining genetic information from almost one million individuals has helped explain why men tend to be taller ...

Researchers studied data from a million people and found evidence that a height gene shared by both sexes is amplified in men ...

Height is one of the most evident sex-based differences observed in humans, as men are on an average 13 cm (5 inches) taller ...

Age (years) Height (inches) 20 to 29 69.2 30 to 39 69.4 40 to 49 69.4 50 to 59 69.0 60 to 69 68.7 70 to 79 68.1 80 and over 67.1 There were slight changes in the average adult male height from ...

A recent study, analyzing genetic data from nearly a million individuals, sheds light on why men are typically taller than ...

"These results are consistent with the hypothesis that elevated SHOX expression on the Y chromosome relative to the Xi ...

I married a tall woman out of love, partly from genetic ambition. I figured we’d gift our kids a vertical advantage. It turns ...

A new study provides new insight into height differences between adult men and women, demonstrating that Y chromosome genes contribute more to height than their X chromosome counterparts.

Men are taller on average than women. Researchers have finally figured out what’s behind those few extra centimetres.