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.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Robyn Williams: Whether it's Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, or just getting through the day, smiling can ...

Birds are among the most intelligent and talkative animals in the entire world. Their babbling, chatty, and loose-lipped mimicry has inspired various stories from across all human cultures. However, ...

Mimicry helps animals survive. The mimic octopus imitates other marine creatures. The lyrebird mimics sounds. The zone-tailed hawk resembles a vulture. The viceroy butterfly copies the monarch. Alcon ...

Morphological mimicry among organisms has long been recognized as an adaptive strategy, but mimicry also occurs at the molecular level. One emerging example is microbial pathogens' use of structural ...

While I waxed eloquently about mimicry in my 2023 book, The Liars of Nature and the Nature of Liars, I left several tricks up my sleeve for the sake of brevity. Thankfully, this blog gives me a chance ...