Cats purr to grab their owners' attention, but it can be difficult for us to connect with our pets. A new study suggests slow blinking may be the key.

A sweet video shared by the Instagram account @goldenchilidog is striking an emotional chord with dog lovers everywhere. The ...

"Why do cats blink?" might not be a question you've ever really given much thought to. After all, you probably understand why people blink – to keep our eyes nice and moist and to clear away any ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Researches in the United Kingdom have found ...

Good news, cat lovers and childless cat ladies. While several facets of women’s health continue to remain a murky mystery, scientists are closer to answering another essential question: How to best ...

Although this may not be bombshell news for some feline lovers, scientists have found evidence that cats love it when people give them the ol’ “slow blink.” It’s like a cat version of a smile. The ...

According to a recent study by psychologists at the Universities of Portsmouth and Sussex, cats are more likely to approach humans who slow-blink at them. Psychologists at the Universities of ...

Scientists say this one weird trick will make a cat like you, or at least not be so repulsed by you. A new study found that cats who were greeted with “cat eye narrowing movements”—more commonly known ...

Most people notice when someone avoids eye contact, looks away too often or checks their phone mid-conversation. Blinking, however, rarely gets any at.

Two recent essays about dogs and cats caught my eye, and the results of these research projects are well worth considering. There is broad interest in how these very popular companion animals ...