Humans are the only animal to produce emotional tears. Asking questions about this behavior can help us better understand how we live our lives. That question has many answers. To start, there are ...

Crying as an expression of emotion appears to be uniquely human behavior. Other animals may tear up because of irritants in their eyes, but only humans shed tears at times of extreme sadness or joy.

“Crocodile tears,” a phrase that has targeted many politicians, is used to describe “a display of superficial or false sorrow or anguish about something that we don't really care about.” ...

When was the last time you really cried? Not a Taylor Swift-circa-2006, letting-delicate-tears-trickle-down-your-guitar kind of cry, BTW; I’m thinking more along the lines of a mascara-running, ...

Tears are mysterious. We never know when they are going to appear, and often, they evoke emotions that go deep into our inner being. Not long ago, while watching a rerun of one of my all-time favorite ...

Dogs get so emotional when their owners come home to them that they cry tears of joy, scientists have found. According to a paper published in the journal Current Biology, dogs are capable of ...

Most of us can agree on what makes a song sound sad, but apparently, science says listening to one can also generate a ...

This phrase "can make kids feel like their emotions and tears aren't okay," says therapist and child life specialist Kelsey ...

Alan Carr was reduced to tears when he revealed he was a Traitor. (BBC/Studio Lambert) During Thursday's long-awaited The Celebrity Traitor's finale, comedian Alan Carr broke down in tears after ...