They say laughter is the best medicine. Michael Miller, a cardiologist and medical professor at the University of Pennsylvania, says they’re right.

In a grey-walled room in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, a strange activity is underfoot. Wearing a cap covered in sensors and positioning themselves into a chair, a person places their bare feet over two ...

Are you Ready to Laugh? Clay Higgins was the only Republican to vote against the Epstein files release. Here’s what he said Officials killed one of California's few wolf packs to protect cattle. Now a ...

LOS ANGELES – Beyond the endless memes, the now-infamous Louvre museum break-in also sparked a half-serious conspiracy theory: that it was all just a promotional stunt for the new movie Now You See Me ...

The Trump administration offered an explanation for the bruising spotted on the president’s hands recently, calling it a result of constant contact with people. That reasoning thoroughly amused Seth ...

Tickling may seem like child's play, but scientists are beginning to see it as something much deeper—a complex puzzle tied to human touch, laughter, and brain development. The sensation of being ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Most of us have laughed uncontrollably when tickled. Yet almost none of us know why. Tickling sits at a strange crossroads – it’s universal, ancient, and deeply familiar, yet still barely understood ...

Tell a silly joke, sneeze at a rather inopportune moment, remember something that embarrassed a good friend, forget which suit is trump in the card game you’re playing—there are a-thousand-and-one ...

A hospital visit touched a baby’s funny bone in Lancaster, California. When 8-month-old Ja’Cere seemed a little unwell, his mom Kailynn Kelly took him to the hospital for a check-up. But it was her ...

Happy family cute preschool daughter and dad having fun tickling laughing lying on sofa together. Carefree young adult father playing with small child girl at home enjoy funny game in living room.