Cuteness can shift moods and lower cortisol, and science backs it up. Looking at baby animals, like a seal pup blinking on a beach or a panda somersaulting, actually lights up the same brain areas as ...

There's something oh-so-soothing about baby animals. Tiny paws, oversized eyes, and ears they are yet to grow into. They ...

In the vast and colorful—and sometimes terrifying—world of marine life, few creatures are as captivating as the Costasiella kuroshimae. Affectionately known as the "leaf sheep" or the "Shaun-the-sheep ...

Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on TODAY.com, The Forward and The Daily Orange. SEA LIFE ...

Cute features in babies and animals are more than just amusing—they trigger powerful evolutionary responses that help our species’ survival. Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo that has become famous ...

HATTERAS, N.C. — Author's note: The video above is on file from August 2021. It's baby sea turtle season on the Outer Banks, and as if that wasn't already the cutest time of year, the Cape Hatteras ...