You’re watching a suspenseful movie when suddenly the hairs on your arms stand up, your skin prickles with tiny bumps, and a shiver runs down your spine. Or maybe you’re standing outside on a chilly ...

A growing body of genetic research now links the goosebumps people feel during a powerful song or a striking painting to inherited biological traits, not just personal taste. Multiple large-scale twin ...

Along with sweating and ear wax, goosebumps are one of several gross adaptations humans have evolved over the years. Our skin is our largest organ, and does much more than we tend to realize on a day ...