While there are those who enjoy being tickled, some of us find it annoying, awkward, and uncomfortable. Some people have an almost violent reaction, such as kicking when their foot is tickled. Keep ...

What’s the greatest mystery in the world? Is it the nature of dark matter, the origins of life on this planet, or maybe it’s whether we are alone in the universe? Or, more profound still, perhaps the ...

Are you a fan of foot tickles or are your toes a no-go zone? Well, it seems women are more sensitive than men when it comes to having their feet teased, according to a new study. While women squirm ...

Scientists have developed a new method to investigate the long-standing mystery of how tickling works, an advance that could have big implications for our understanding of brain development. Humans ...

Tickled is not what you think. Really. That's the documentary's tagline, written beneath a periwinkle feather ideal for tickling on the marketing poster: It's not what you think. It wasn't what New ...

Thought it was just humans that are ticklish? Think again - scientists are studying how animals respond to being tickled in a bid to shed light on how laughter evolved. Tickling a gorilla is not for ...