From hotel staff and shopkeepers to people passing by on the street, one thing stood out during a recent trip across ...

There are some people who simply look away when making eye contact with a complete stranger, so as to not make things uncomfortable. However, there are others that, when they catch a stranger's eye in ...

Have you ever seen someone smile or laugh at the wrong moment, especially after hearing bad news, and wondered why it happens ...

Ever wonder why everyone looks so grumpy in old photos? It turns out a smile meant something very different in the 1800s.

Smiling is a big part of American culture. When we pass strangers in the street, thank the server at a restaurant, or squeeze past someone in the grocery store, we flash them our pearly whites. While ...

Have you seen anyone smile lately?And have you been able to spend your own time with a smile?In my interactions with people, ...

It’s Friday, which may prompt a smile from you because it’s, you know, Friday. And “Everybody's lookin' forward to the weekend,” as that 2011 Rebecca Black song goes. But on this particular Friday, ...

A smile means that someone is happy—or maybe not. Although we associate smiling with happiness, people can use a smile to convey a whole range of different messages. Research in nonverbal ...

Your smile might be the most underrated superpower you possess. While you’re busy investing in expensive supplements, workout routines, and self-help books to improve your life, you’re carrying around ...

Holiday gatherings are a perfect storm of split-second social judgments. Across crowded dinner tables and over clinking glasses, we instinctively scan faces for cues: Who seems warm? Who feels safe to ...

Within 400 milliseconds, your brain and face begin responding to another person's smile, setting off a cascade that researchers are only beginning to understand. Scientists say unconsciously mirroring ...