Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blushing is a normal physiological response in certain situations - in some people more frequent and/or pronounced than in others.

It happens in an instant: a sudden rush of heat spreading across your cheeks, sometimes even your neck or chest. Whether it’s triggered by an embarrassing moment, an unexpected compliment, or even a ...

Whether it’s from embarrassment or exercise, too much sun or too much alcohol, most of us have experienced an instance of going red in the face. And it’s usually pretty easy to figure out why our skin ...

A new collaboration between researchers from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience, the University of Amsterdam and the University of Chieti explores the neural substrates of blushing in a MRI ...

For mandrills, another kind of primate, blushing plays an important role in fertility. Females have a dark face when young and after giving birth. But their faces become bright red during the ...