The feeling that something is cute can be hard to explain, especially from a scientific standpoint. While more than 1000 research studies have been conducted on emotions such as fear, fewer than ...

When faced with a slideshow of cute animals, people popped 120 bubbles, whereas people watching the funny and neutral slideshows popped 80 and 100 bubbles respectively.

Tokyo now has three 3D billboards with cute, realistic animation. Head to Shinjuku and Shibuya to see a cute 3D cat, Akita inu and panda on these cutting-edge billboards. Wednesday 17 May 2023.

Made popular by its seemingly unthreatening nature, cute’s quest for world domination suggests there is more to the phenomenon than its charming exterior might imply.

Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing both research and cute things to help you learn more about this, to understand the psychology, and to feel better. Let's start with a great 2012 article ...