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, ...

Crying is a universal human experience, often associated with sadness, disappointment, and grief. While tears seem like a sign of weakness, they are crucial to our emotional and physical well-being.

All humans cry. Some of our tears are meant to keep our eyes moist and healthy. Others clean out the eye from dust, pollens and other pollutants. Emotional tears play another role. Although triggered ...

Have you ever cried because you were so happy you just couldn’t hold back the tears? Many people have encountered situations in their lives that were so overwhelmingly positive that they could not ...

The lachrymatory, a vaselike receptacle used to collect mourners’ tears and purportedly found in Roman tombs, has made a strange resurgence in the second decade of the 21st century, albeit in a form ...