This story appears in the December 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Take “Santa Claus ... attended workshops on makeup and marketing, beard care and Santa ethics.

This story appears in the February 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Van Wedeen strokes his half-gray beard and leans toward his computer screen, scrolling through a cascade of files.

This story appears in the May 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The Miller brothers looked more like prospectors than paleobotanists. Their beards were caked with dirt; goggles kept ...

This story appears in the December 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. The holy peninsula ... In their heavy beards and black garb—worn to signify their death to the world—the monks ...