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

THE LEFT-HANDED have long struggled in a right-handed world. But they are over-represented in one field: one-to-one sports such as fencing and tennis. The conventional explanation for this is that the ...

Today, being a lefty is celebrated, but that hasn’t always been the case. People who used their left hands to write, play sports, or eat were seen as bad and were often accused of engaging in ...

There was a time when left-handed people were actively oppressed. People were punished for being left-handed, and left-handed children were forced to use their right hands. But we no longer do that, ...

Left-handed people make up about 10 percent of the population, a minority that has faced everything from superstition to forced correction throughout history. Beyond the cultural challenges, ...

What makes someone right-handed vs. left-handed? There are no clear answers, but there is growing evidence that left-hand dominant people tend to be more creative and divergent thinkers. Are you a ...

A couple of years ago, I walked in on my left-handed mother attempting to cut a strip of fabric with right-handed scissors and silently cursing to herself. “We live in a world designed by right-handed ...