Research suggests that crying is not a sign of weakness, but one of the most sophisticated social technologies in the natural ...

Crying is often seen as a healthy emotional release. However, a new study suggests that the picture is more complex. In a four-week smartphone-based study, researchers found that crying did not ...

Psychology has found that the emotional benefits of crying depend heavily on the reasons behind the tears. While people often assume that a good cry provides immediate emotional relief, the research ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. While it may seem like pets can understand our emotions at times, scientists have found that your pet dog gets stressed ...

Babies cry. Some, however, cry a lot and seem less able to be soothed. Approximately 20 percent of young infants meet the criteria for colic, often defined by the “rule of three,” meaning a baby that ...

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 ...

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I like the mailbag. You give me the topic and I pontificate for 1,000 words. Today we have another disguised and distorted letter from an unidentifiable and possibly fictional reader: I would love to ...