Use the words taller and shorter when comparing the giraffes and snakes. Lengths are usually measured sideways, like the snakes above. Heights are measured upwards, like the giraffes standing on ...

Height is linked to lifespan, multiple health risks and personal success, according to Professor Luke O'Neill.

Factors like genetic recombination, environmental influences, and even recessive traits passed down through generations play ...

Though bias from self-reporting has long been considered a factor in this height assessment, experts have confirmed that the population is indeed becoming shorter. That change is due to health ...

For men, being tall is considered desirable, but Allan Mott, who is about 7in (18cm) shorter than the average Canadian man, has come to embrace his height - or lack of it. Have you ever ...