Why We Cry: More Than Meets the Eye Crying is a universal action, triggered by a whole spectrum of emotions. Researchers have ...

Tears are a natural emotional release, but crying often leaves behind puffy, swollen eyes and traces of redness or dryness. This happens when excessive tear production overwhelms the eye’s drainage ...

Crying makes your nose run for a real anatomical reason, not because of how upset you are — a biologist traces the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research ...

ABMS board certified ophthalmologist Grace Zhang, MD, answers pressing questions about the role tears play in eye health. Each unique type of tear serves a different purpose. But all three types of ...

Researchers disagree about whether your best friend tears up more when it is reunited with you, but agree that the wet eyes of a pup make you want to care for it. By Elizabeth Landau If you’ve felt ...