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Among the myriad of actions performed exclusively by humans, crying appears to be the most enigmatic. While no other animals are known to cry, humans shed emotional tears from birth throughout life.

Research suggests that crying is not a sign of weakness, but one of the most sophisticated social technologies in the natural world. In The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published in ...

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I’m a big crier. The tears flow when I’m feeling sad. Or grateful. Or frustrated. Awestruck, PMS-y, joyous, relieved…. You get the idea. I used to try and hide this tendency like it was something to ...

Crying is often misunderstood or played down as a childish emotion or tantrum. For some, it feels like a loss of control. For others, a release they secretly rely on. In a culture that still equates ...

It is the Year of the Horse, and in China, a frowning horse plushie is selling out. The "Are You Dead?" app went viral, but was later removed from the Apple App Store. Apple said China's cybersecurity ...

Taylor Swift opened up about getting her masters back on New Heights, getting visibly emotional while talking about the efforts her mom and brother went to in order to help her reclaim her music, ...

Tears come for many reasons: a joyful reunion, a surprising win, a frustrating loss and a forever loss, too. And sometimes, tears come for reasons we can hardly explain. Dr. Katie Thorsness, a ...