Humans can produce thousands of distinct facial expressions – including 19 different types of smile, according to research by the American psychologist Paul Ekman. However, only one of these is ...

Since facial expressions are part of our biological heritage, shouldn't reading them be second nature? In fact, most of us are dismal at reading faces, particularly those of strangers. Since ...

This story appears in the October 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Let’s face it: When it comes to expressions, a horse is no one-trick pony. Recent findings have revealed that our ...

New research recently published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests children's gender biases can be reflected in their facial emotional ...

New research recently published in Archives of Sexual Behavior suggests children's gender biases can be reflected in their facial emotional expressions.

A study led by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers suggests that tiny facial movements – too slight for the human eye to notice – could help scientists better understand social communication ...