All babies are vulnerable, so they need to be as cute as possible so we'll scoop them up and make sure they're OK. And Baby Yoda (or whoever he is) certainly gives off these same vibes.

At this point, photos of cute baby animals are practically the currency of the Internet. Add a newborn otter or a teeny hedgehog to your next YouTube video, and it instantly ups the odds that it ...

Chubby-cheeked babies, wide-eyed puppies and wobbly kittens: We know cute when we see it. We’re still learning, however, what it does to our brains and behavior. Once thought to trigger a hardwired, ...

The young daughter of a NASA research scientist is making a big bang on social media with her diagram showing how she loves her mom more.

It melts adult hearts, ensuring babies a steady source of food and protection until they mature to an age when they’re slightly less vulnerable. What is it about babies that makes them so cute?

Opioids may affect how cute people think babies are, a new small study finds. In the study, people with an opioid dependence who viewed images of cute babies didn’t show any activity in the part ...

A group of adorable baby mountain gorillas got their names this month during a ceremony in Rwanda. The annual ritual, called Kwita Izina, has been held every summer for the past 10 years at ...

Fad?) is drawing eyebrows on babies, like you would to the passed-out frat bro who got too drunk (just like that exactly: Frat bros and babies are only good for eating, sleeping, and pooping).

Cute animals—like the baby giant panda that will make her debut in Washington, D.C., this weekend—are adorable because they share traits with human babies, experts say.