Beards have long attracted suspicion, sometimes seen as stylish, sometimes as unsanitary. But how dirty are they, really? Human skin is home to billions of microorganisms – mainly bacteria, but also ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Air Force and Space Force are considering a potential pilot program to allow airmen and guardians to grow beards. The ...

Beards are undeniably a part of today's cultural zeitgeist. The market is flooded with beard-care products, glitter beards are an actual trend, and there's even a recognized phobia of beards ...

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Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell discusses beards and military grooming standards. The hipster beard of the 2010s is still going strong, as is the groundswell from service members who want to be able ...

Theologian Peter Berger muses about beards: The beard as a sacramental symbol is (to paraphrase the Book of Common Prayer) a visible sign of an invisible ideology. This need not be religious. At ...

Men sporting big bountiful beards might have a reason to feel more confident — and not just because women might be more sexually attracted to guys who can grow them. “We found that fully furred ...