There’s a reason we call them “puppy dog eyes”—those soulful, innocent expressions can sway even the most hardened human. That’s no accident, a new study says. Centuries of domestication ...

Previous research papers published in 2019 and in 2022 theorised that dogs evolved new muscles around their eyes specifically because this facilitated more effective communication with humans.

“Puppy-dog eyes didn’t just evolve for us, in domestic dogs,” says comparative anatomist Heather Smith. Her team’s work has thrown a 2019 finding that the muscles in dogs’ eyebrows ...

There may be proof behind the disarming power of puppy dog eyes. Gajus - stock.adobe.com There’s a scientific reason many of us fall in love with our dogs, and it speaks to the power of puppy ...

When a dog stares at you with big, sad, puppy dog eyes, it's easy to imagine that this adorable look is meant specifically to melt your heart (and score some treats). But new research shows that ...