If you’ve ever seen a picture or video of sea otters floating on their backs, holding hands as they snooze, you’ve probably thought it’s one of the most adorable things in the animal kingdom. Well, ...

Jenny Ellis wrote to Home Truths asking us to investigate the practicalities of hand-holding. Frank Wilson looked into the phenomenon... Holding hand is an inocent pastime you'd have thought ...

Hand-holding is a feel-good gesture that is of far greater import than mere contact between palms and digits would suggest, say University of Haifa researchers. In fact, the move creates a ...