Does owning a pet or even watching those ubiquitous YouTube animal videos make us more empathetic? Apparently so. Loving those creatures may unlock ways to make you less lonely and make the world a ...

Or that a cute, big-eyed primate has venom strong enough to send you into anaphylactic shock? Today we’re counting down 25 of the cutest animals with horrifying secrets—starting with a pocket-sized ...

is a reporter who writes about tech, money, and human behavior. She joined The Verge in 2014 as science editor. Previously, she was a reporter at Bloomberg. Scientists aren’t immune to the cute, and ...

It’s that time of year again: PEOPLE magazine is on the search for the World’s Cutest Dog. The magazine has partnered with Pedigree for the eighth year in a row. Entries are open most of the month, ...

Choosing toys as a prop instead of costumes or "challenges" can lead to cuter videos Source: congerdesign/Pixabay Animal videos are a popular genre on social media and online video platforms. Whose ...

Is a frogfish as darling as a kitten? Some may say yes—but in an ugly-cute kind of way. When Ben Patten asked Weird Animal Question of the Week what makes humans see animals as cute, we decided to ...