Scientists call this phenomenon emotional mimicry. Biologists and psychologists consider this automatic matching of another’s ...

We often regard the fuzzy felines sharing our homes as still something of a mystery. Cats, like dogs, can make loving, fulfilling and entertaining pets, but they are distinctly different from our ...

The study centered around male and female adult domestic shorthairs that had each been neutered or spayed Nicholas Rice is a Senior News Editor, Weekends for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the ...

Understanding facial expressions is key to decoding human emotions and intentions, especially when identifying untrustworthy individuals. Facial cues often reveal underlying feelings not expressed ...

Shy people may be hesitant to look you in the eye, but they seem to have a superior ability to recognize certain facial expressions, a new study suggests. In the study, college-age adults who were shy ...

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A while back I wrote that connection is more than just looking at someone with feeling. There are actually 10 different ways that it’s possible to connect with people when speaking to them. It’s ...

Cats have 26 different facial movements that combine to make 276 distinct expressions, according to a new study. Olivia ZZ via Getty Images Cats can sometimes get a bad rap for being aloof or not ...