A couple years back, a team of research psychologists ID’d a phenomenon called “cute aggression,” wherein the sight of something cute (an infant, a puppy) paradoxically yields statements like ‘I just ...

Looking at images of cute baby animals may not be as distracting from your workload as employers may think. A new study out of Japan finds that staring at adorable baby animals may actually boost ...

Cuteness makes us feel happy and relaxed by triggering positive emotions. Our brains release dopamine when we see cute things, making us feel pleasure. People think different things are cute based on ...

Looking at cute photos, such as Discovery News images of baby animals, helps to improve concentration, a study in the journal PLoS has found. If you are working on your computer, such as tackling a ...

The internet – what a great thing. It gives you the ability to communicate and share things. You can find heaps of information on pretty much any topic under the sun. You get easy access to contact ...

There is plenty of fun and truly adorable stuff in “Cute,” a new exhibition in London. But there are some creepy and unsettling things, too. By Rosa Lyster The critic Rosa Lyster saw the show in ...

I once stayed at a friend's place to cat-sit and realized I was in love with her apartment. At first I couldn't quite figure out why, but it eventually dawned on me that it was largely because she ...

In my first year of high school, I brought small plastic toys to school during tests. You know… for luck. I would set up the figurines in a row on my desk, facing me, and then get busy with answering ...