In 2025, several psychology studies aimed at understanding left-handedness were published. Here are the major takeaways from ...

While left-handed individuals represent only about 10% of the global population, their distinct patterns and adaptability offer intriguing insights into different ways of navigating life’s challenges.

BOCHUM, Germany — Left-handed people appear significantly more often among those with certain mental and neurodevelopmental disorders, according to groundbreaking research that analyzed data from over ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Clyde Francks, a geneticist in the Netherlands, about the latest research into what makes people left or right-handed. If you're left-handed, like me, you know you are ...

We’ve all heard the whispers. Those southpaws among us supposedly have some kind of secret intellectual edge. From Leonardo da Vinci sketching with his left hand to Einstein supposedly jotting down ...

Does it make any difference if a human is left or right-handed or if a dog prefers to use his left or right paw when manipulating objects? I am continually struck by the similarity in the behavior ...

Left-handers face many a challenge in everyday life in a world designed for right-handed people. But the tendency to have a dominant side does not only apply to people, and scientists have shown that ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — What do Barack Obama, George H.W. Bush, Oprah Winfrey and Lady Gaga have in common? They're all left-handed! In 2024, Tuesday, Aug. 13, is a great day to be a lefty because it's annual ...