One morning 10 years ago, psychologist Jaak Panksepp walked into his lab and made an unusual proposition to a research assistant: “Come tickle some rats with me!” Panksepp wasn’t just trying to ...

A team of scientists set out to answer the all-important question: why does tickling make us laugh? And they used rats to help them in their quest. (@angelikakade) has the story. A team of scientists ...

Maybe there is a tickle monster living underground or on a planet called Ticklelandia. And the people come to Earth and while we’re sleeping, they get in our mouths and live in our bodies. That’s why ...

There’s not a PR firm in the world that could spin the reputation of the rat. They’re aggressive, they’re destructive and they’re everywhere. The global rat population is estimated to be at least 7 ...

Tickling is a very strange sensation because it doesn't depend on your will. That's right, you don't decide whether or not to laugh; your body simply reacts. Your brain doesn't even have a chance to ...

Tickling, a seemingly involuntary reflex, evolved not for humor but for connection. It targets exposed areas, triggering laughter when the touch is recognized as safe, signaling non-danger and ...

Nothing is cuter and more heartwarming than listening to a baby or toddler laugh when tickled. Their laughter is contagious and most of the time it'll make you laugh too! Lwiro Primates shared a video ...

How do whales hear music? They listen to orca-stras! I told that joke to a lizard and got crickets. It made me wonder the same thing as Eid Muhammad Afridi, who asked Saturday's Weird Animal Question ...

My 8-year-old son recently told me he didn’t want to go to his cousins’ house. They are 11 and 12. He said they tickle-tortured him. They told him to lie down to do a trick, then one lifted up his ...