Have you ever seen a puppy or baby so adorably cute that you almost want to pinch, squeeze, or even jokingly bite them? You’re not weird. This strange yet common urge is known as cuteness aggression, ...

When my youngest sister was a baby, I recall telling my mom through gritted teeth: “Ugh, she’s so cute, I can’t stand it. I just want to squeeze her!” Years later, I still feel this overwhelming pull ...

A romantic spark this Valentine's Day could lead to playful bites of a partner, tears of joy at the sight of an engagement ring or the birth of a baby who's so cute you just want to pinch him. Don't ...

In 1943, ethologist Konrad Lorenz proposed the concept of “kindchenschema” or “baby schema”—a set of physical attributes that humans find cute. These features—round cheeks, big eyes, a high forehead, ...

Some people have an urge to squeeze cute things and it’s called ‘cute aggression’. And some neuroscientists are trying to figure out why we do it. They call it a type of dimorphous expression or ...