We all cry. It's a natural human response that can happen for a variety of reasons. But have you ever cried while chopping onions, even when you weren't feeling emotional at all? Tears seem to pop up ...

After its big success at the Golden Globes, ‘Hamnet’, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, is tipped to be a major winner ...

Psychoanalyst Joseph Weiss, M.D. made many profound contributions to psychotherapy and psychoanalysis (e.g., his book, How Therapy Works). But perhaps his simplest but most profound insight was ...

We all know that feeling. When the moisture, pressure and heat build in the inner corner of your eye, you try to blink or look up to stop it from falling. We all cry at some point in our lives. Some ...

For ages, we've heard the saying "men don't cry," and even though this phrase is increasingly challenged, its impact lingers in many cultures. From a young age, many boys are taught that crying is a ...

Issue 42 (January 2026) of CURIOUS is out now, bringing you science highlights for the month plus deep dives into intriguing topics, interviews, exclusives, diary dates, and explanations for some of ...

It first happened on an airplane. Returning home from a long five days in Washington, DC, I allowed myself to stop working and watch the movie Million Dollar Baby. I hadn't seen it and wondered how a ...