A hug from a friend. A squeeze of the hand. A steady arm around your shoulders. Many of us are taught to think of touch as comforting—an instinctive way to offer or receive comfort and express a sense ...

The most comforting touch communicates care for the person receiving it – not just the intentions of the person offering it.

Despite what you may think, dogs are excellent communicators. They typically don’t bite out of the blue (unless you’ve ...

Shoved way down the list was former leader Bill Shorten. But what’s interesting and frankly a little rude about the PM’s new list is where Ms Plibersek now sits. He has indeed demoted her a few rungs.

How many cattle, sheep or chickens do you think you could eat in any given year? Is it 665? That’s the question a federal court judge was left to ponder when, during divorce proceedings in ...

NPR received nearly 500 submissions from around the country and beyond from people who shared favorite memories of their ...