Have you ever noticed how some people write, eat, or throw a ball with their left hand? Left-handed people make up only a small part of the world’s population, which makes them pretty special.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...