Is beauty found in the whites of the eyes? 'Red eyes' associated with the sad and unattractive
Thursday, April 7, 2011 - 10:30
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. Researchers found 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.