Nail biting, medically called onychophagia, affects about 30% of people worldwide. This common habit often begins in childhood and is usually triggered by stress, anxiety, or boredom. Although many ...

For most people, nail biting is just a bad habit. For a British man in his late 20s, it was nearly fatal. Twenty-eight-year-old Luke Hanoman considers himself lucky to be alive after he contracted ...

A ferocious cheetah mom has been filmed protecting her cubs from a coalition of five threatening males. The footage is part of a documentary, The Way of the Cheetah, which is set to premiere during ...

If your toddler is biting their nails, you may worry that they're anxious about something. After all, many adults describe ...

I started using a nail file this week for the first time. I swear I’m not exaggerating when I tell you that, up until right now, I used a nail file in video games more often than I ever used one in ...

Nail biters want to know. Nail biters want to know. Credit...Elizabeth Renstrom for The New York Times Supported by By Jennifer Hussein No matter your algorithmic preferences, if you’re scrolling ...

Many people have bad habits. These may include arriving places late, unhealthy eating or cramming for a school exam or work project at the last minute. Though frustrating, such habits are often ...