Have you ever been chatting online and gotten all sad and distant and wish your chat buddy could hug you? Or wanted to feel someone’s heart race with rage via the internet? Well, intrepid science ...

Facebook reactions launched as a way to quickly respond when a like just didn’t suffice — and now the platform’s latest reaction is a way to send a virtual hug during social distancing. On Friday, ...

"Reach out," the old jingled implored. "Reach out and touch someone." That was the 1980s, and the metaphor of physical touch helped humanize the still-nascent technology of long-distance phone calls.