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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Move over, cats. A new cute creature has taken over the internet. Baby ...

There's something magical about baby animals that instantly melts even the coldest hearts. Their oversized eyes, clumsy movements, and pure innocence create moments that stay with us forever. In a ...

Tula-Tu, the elephant calf born earlier this month, is undeniably cute. But she isn’t the first baby animal to cause visitors to Portland’s zoo to audibly say, “Awwwwww.” Here are 12 sweet animal ...

Meet animals whose survival depends on their teeth and fangs. Meet animals whose survival depends on their teeth and fangs. Featuring the world's deadliest land snake, the Taipan, and a baby ...

Tigers and monkeys and tapirs, oh my! Joel Sartore's latest book, "National Geographic Photo Ark: Babies," captures the animal kingdom's most curious youngsters. Sumatran tigersPanthera tigris ...