Stroke the soft body of a newborn fruit fly larva ever-so-gently with a freshly plucked eyelash, and it will respond to the tickle by altering its movement — an observation that has helped scientists ...

Marcello Costa is the co-founder of Friends of Science and Medicine. As a member of the Australian Academy of Science he is committed to uphold the highest standard of science in Australian tertiary ...

Doesn't even just reading the words "gentle touch" make you feel good? But why? What is it about a caress that is so deeply pleasurable? The answer may remain an ineffable mystery, but at least ...

A long-overlooked system of nerves that respond to gentle strokes may be crucial to our ability to form connections with one another My three sons are nearly all teenagers, and some of the details of ...

Decorated angel food cakes looked like works of art at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Some were topped with fresh berries, others with colorful mini marshmallows and another shaped like a fluffy lamb. In ...

Stroke the soft body of a newborn fruit fly larva ever-so-gently with a freshly plucked eyelash, and it will respond to the tickle by altering its movement—an observation that has helped scientists at ...