Is beauty found in the whites of the eyes? 'Red eyes' associated with the sad and unattractive
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 09:00
in Biology & Nature
Beauty is said to be in the eye of the beholder, but a new study reveals that the reverse is also true; unattractiveness is in the eye of the beheld. Research published in Ethology finds that people with bloodshot eyes are considered sadder, unhealthier and less attractive than people whose eye whites are untinted, a cue which is uniquely human.
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