With the post-gym sweat still drying on my neck, beer in one hand and screw-driver in other, I felt surprisingly masculine for a boy who moisturises. How is it then, that 30 seconds of a television ...

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Oaklander is a senior editor at TIME. Michael Trimble, a behavioral neurologist with the unusual distinction of being one of the world’s leading experts on crying ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo credit: Tassii - Getty Images Even though you’re a grown-up now, there’s still room in your life for a good cry here and ...

Crying is often regarded as a sign of weakness, and even something to be ashamed of. But let’s continue to normalize crying, not only because those arguments are bullshit, but because science agrees ...

We all know the stinging sensation and welling up of tears that comes from chopping onions. But why does this happen? In fact, the reason onions make us cry can be traced back to the soil. Onions are ...

At some point in your life, you’ve probably heard an ex-partner exclaim, mid-breakup, “Crying won’t change anything!” So, if that is actually the case, then why do we cry? I wasn’t always a big crier ...

Growing up, I always heard people shun the act of crying. “Nobody likes a cry baby,” they would tell me – and I believed them. I thought about sitting on an international flight in front of a sobbing ...

Your baby’s first breath, and that very first cry, may sound like music to your ears. But behind this emotional moment lies fascinating science. That initial cry signals that your baby’s lungs are ...