A gentle nod of the head can make a person more likeable and approachable as compared to staying motionless, a study has found. Researchers at the Hokkaido University in Japan conducted experiments to rate how simple nodding and head shaking affects perceived trait impressions. Short video clips of computer-generated figures nodding, shaking their head or …

A study has recently revealed that domestic dogs lick faces not simply in response to food or uncertainty, but use it as a signal to communicate with humans in response to their angry faces. According to researchers from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and the University of Lincoln in United Kingdom, dogs lick faces …

Food addiction isn’t a laughing matter. Sure, we all have those moments when we’re in a bad mood and crunching angrily on a big bag of crisps seems like the best way to cope. But there’s a big difference between indulging once in awhile and full-blown food addiction. Not sure you can tell the difference? …

If you’re sweating it out in the gym on the regular for the sole purpose of being able to fit in one more mince pie this December, you might want to rethink your tactics now. Believe it or not, too much exercise will actually make you put on weight, and tbh, that’s not the worst …

In the wake of the Hollywood sexual harassment scandal and the #MeToo campaign, a mother is calling for Sleeping Beauty to be banned from primary schools because she feels the story contains problematic themes of ‘sexual behaviour and consent’. Sarah Hall, from Newcastle, said she was disturbed by the non-consensual kissing in the fairytale when …