The facial expression indicating disagreement is universal, researchers say. A furrowed brow, lifted chin and pressed-together lips -- a mix of anger, disgust and contempt -- are used to show negative ...

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We generally assume a purring cat is a contented cat. It’s safe to say a hissing cat, its ears drawn back, is not pleased. But aside from the visage of Grumpy Cat – who may not have been grumpy at all ...

Whether at a birthday party in Brazil, a funeral in Kenya, or protests in Hong Kong, humans all use variations of the same facial expressions in similar social contexts, such as smiles, frowns, ...

Today in news-that's-not-really news: Science officially confirms flirting works. (Science = a study conducted by researchers from the University of Kansas). But actually, there's more to the okay/duh ...

Mules are known as stoic pack animals. UC Davis researchers are developing ways to better assess mules' health from facial expressions and body language. Photos taken by Amy McLean, UC Davis in ...

Lay presentations of research on emotions often make two claims. First, they assert that all humans develop the same set of core emotions. This claim is called the “basic emotion approach” (Ekman, ...

You've probably heard before that one key to being a good conversationalist is letting the other person talk (and talk and talk). The better you are at listening, the more your conversation partner ...

Researchers have described different emotional facial expressions for mice. Similar to humans, the face of a mouse looks completely different when it tastes something sweet or bitter, or when it ...

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