Short people have a greater risk of developing heart disease and are 1.5 times more likely to die from a heart attack than tall people, researchers at the University of Tampere in Finland suggest. Full story

A strange yet interesting study conducted by researchers from the University of Sydney and Canberra's Australian National University (ANU) discovered that tall individuals are more likely to earn well as compared to their short counterparts, Straitstimes reports. Full story

An international study has revealed very surprising results: height is one of the factors influencing how jealous the person is in a relationship. It has been found, that the shorter one is, the more jealous lover they are. The study was conducted by researchers from the Universities of Groningen and Valencia and involved 549 men and women from the Netherlands and Spain. They were asked to rate how jealous they felt and to list the qualities of a potential rival, which would make them feel jealous. Full story