Good news, bad news, a rough day, a scary movie, a poignant memory, a nostalgic smell—these are all things that can prompt a salty tear to trickle down your cheek. The sensation is quick to sneak up ...

Anything that moves someone emotionally — hearing a baby say her first word, finishing a feel-good TV series that you wished had never ended, or reading a breakup text — can bring on tears. In fact, ...

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 ...

“Ever notice that when your tears start flowing, no thanks to that sappy rom-com, your nose does, too?” Dr. Philip Chen, who is a professor of otolaryngology and rhinology at the University of Texas ...

Crying in space sounds like a strange question until you realise how much of crying depends on gravity. On Earth, tears form ...

All humans cry. Some of our tears are meant to keep our eyes moist and healthy. Others clean out the eye from dust, pollens ...

This article originally published on The Conversation. Your eyes are constantly coated by tears, made of oil, water and mucus. When someone is emotional, their eyes make extra tears to let people know ...

The phrase "the breath between tears" is not a direct biblical quotation, but a modern poetic expression used in spiritual ...