Pantomimes are plays based on a well-known story — often a fairy tale — which are given a bawdy twist. The audience is ...

Understanding the Phenomenon of Tickling Tickling is an intriguing sensation that operates beyond our control. It’s ...

Tickling, a seemingly involuntary reflex, evolved not for humor but for connection. It targets exposed areas, triggering ...

In the Touch and Tickle laboratory at Radboud University, volunteers are tickled by a special robot while researchers record their brain activity, breathing and sweating. The aim is to try to ...

Broad shoulders. Manicured feet. Outie belly buttons. No body part is off limits when it comes to sex fetishes — but there’s one overlooked feature of the anatomy that is having a moment. Maschalagnia ...

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid knows his team has a lot of work to do to contend for a playoff spot, but he had an interesting way of describing the approach for the rest of the year. "We're ...

You can support a loved one with a chronic health condition in various ways, including helping with practical needs, providing emotional support, or supporting their caregiver. Some practical ways to ...

As we all know, country music is rooted in “three chords and the truth.” That’s right, the genre prides itself on both simplicity and honesty. But that doesn’t mean every country ever produced is ...

Researchers have finally solved one of humanity’s most enduring mysteries: why we can’t tickle ourselves and what makes some people incredibly ticklish while others barely react? Recent scientific ...

Touch is the oldest language of bonding. From a parent cradling an infant to grooming among primates, pleasant tactile stimulation sparks attachment across the animal kingdom. A new study pushes that ...

This narrative illustration visualizes the discovery of how oxytocin-mediated neural circuits in the hypothalamus promote social bonding through playful interactions. A traditional Japanese landscape ...