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 ...

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

Tears seem simple, but the tiny glands that produce them are among the least understood organs in the human body. By growing miniature human tear glands in the lab and coaxing them to “cry,” ...

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

Tears roll down our cheeks for all sorts of reasons. Maybe a sad movie hits hard, or you chop onions in the kitchen. Pain ...

I cry on a lot of planes, and often for no good reason. I did it just the other day, deep in the throes of a romance novel at 30,000 feet. I’m never a pretty, feminine weeper. Emily Henry’s Book ...

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 ...