Think about the last time you saw a spider scurrying across your floor or a snake slithering through the grass. Your heart ...

Many of us have experienced fear in the past and present and will confront it in the future. As individuals, we must scrutinize the root cause of such distress and take charge of the remedy.

Think for a moment about the animals that truly terrify you. Maybe it's the shadow of a wolf in the forest, the thought of a ...

Q: Can animals really smell fear?A: This one is a question that kind of hinges on the verb you used – smell. Fear is obviously an emotion, not a scent, however, some of the physical reactions that ...

Animal Planet's "My Extreme Animal Phobia" examines people's fears of critters. Nov. 17, 2011— -- Does the thought of anything creepy crawly give you the heebie jeebies? Worms, snakes, spiders -- ...

It has long been debated whether animals can smell fear in humans. Unfortunately, answering this age-old question isn't as simple as pulling Fluffy or Fido aside and asking them what they're sensing.

A Swedish study reviewed 196 studies to understand biophobia, why people fear or dislike nature, and how those feelings can ...

Every few years, snowshoe hare numbers in the Canadian Yukon climb to a peak. As hare populations increase, so do those of their predators: lynx and coyotes. Then the hare population plummets, and ...

Kate Winslet is renowned for her fearless film roles — but she isn’t entirely scare-free. While appearing on the Friday, January 17, episode of The Late Show, Winslet, 49, told host Stephen Colbert ...

There won't be much judgment here. The fear of germs, or germaphobia, is a real fear that many people have. Germs are everywhere, and nobody likes to have them. But, they are a part of life. With that ...