Being left- or right-handed – and the paw, eye, fin and wing equivalents – is a product of genes, development and the environment.

Left-handers are more competitive than right-handers, according to a new study published in the journal Scientific Reports. The findings may help explain why left-handedness has persisted throughout ...

MINNEAPOLIS — What do Lebron James, David Bowie and Bill Gates all have in common? They're left-handed. While they're a minority of the population, they're not alone. So why are we right- or ...

Left-handers are better at some types of sports than right-handers. But are they also more competitive? A new study says yes.

Throughout most of history up until a few decades ago, left-handedness was looked down on, discouraged and quite literally demonized. However, that doesn’t stop many lefties today from taking pride in ...

Brain scans indicate that left-handed people think differently from right-handed people. They tend to activate the right half of their brain more for certain tasks and functions. Experts suggest that ...

Both left-handedness and breast cancer are affected by sex hormones, and some studies suggested a link. Others, however, did ...

An estimated 260 million people around the globe live left-handed lives in a right-handed world, Leonardo da Vinci and Alexander the Great were lefthanded, and so were Babe Ruth, Michelangelo and ...