The endangered mountain pygmy possum seems to be making a comeback after a drought and wildfires nearly wiped out the ...

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 ...

The TV show Too Cute! follows baby animals through their first few months of life, and lives up to its name. Oodles of puppies and kittens are coming your way to make the days of social-distancing ...

A minority of endangered mammal species gets exposure for fundraising efforts, and — assuming equal economic value — cute animals have more studies devoted to them. Ernest Small, a research ...

A very cute problem. “Why, when something is adorable, do we get the urge to squeeze it and squish it?” National Geographic's own Emily Tye asked Saturday’s Weird Animal Question of the Week.

But there is one series on Animal Planet with a unique advisory: “The following program contains material that is just too cute. Viewer discretion is advised.” Welcome to the world of “Too ...

On the surface, Planet Money's first-ever economics experiment was all about cute animals. (You can see the experiment here.) But we were really trying to get a better sense of how the stock ...

The University of Leeds in England and Tourism Western Australia recently teamed up to investigate the physiological and psychological impact that watching cute animal clips can have, finding that ...

A study conducted by the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, in partnership with Western Australia Tourism, has found evidence to suggest that watching cute animals may contribute to a ...