People looking at the works of art are "drawn" to the faces of the pointing characters, say scientists. The post Study finds ...

One of the most common human gestures, the pointing finger, appears frequently in Old Master paintings as a guiding cue. However, its influence on viewers' gaze has never been systematically ...

It is not rude to point at things, but it’s rude to point at people. Or at least sometimes — it really depends on where you live. Why is it rude to point? If you grew up in the United States, you were ...

Editor: I watched the young man run out and hug his teammate at home plate. The small boy stood there, bat in hand, shoulders slumped in disappointment. His lips trembled. Parents from our bench were ...

This research was supported by a grant from the National Geographic Society. Octopuses have long arms and plenty of smarts, but they don’t point. Nor do chimps, gorillas or other apes, at least not in ...

K.C. Cayo, who goes by @thelocalmaniac8 on Twitter, shared the now-viral photo of Biden—who is currently campaigning in Iowa—pointing a finger in their face with the caption, “Told Biden we need ...

Why do babies point? The reason the behaviour kicks in across all human cultures when children are between 9 and 14 months old hasn’t been entirely clear before, but researchers now believe they have ...

A Pennsylvania man broke the law when he pretended to point a gun at his neighbor, using his thumb and index finger to create the shape of the weapon, an appeals court has ruled. Stephen Kirchner was ...