The sad face, or crying face, filter has been taking over TikTok this past week with an ongoing influx of viral videos showing the strange-yet-hilarious effect. Each video takes the same plot: someone ...

Don't judge too quickly — this one's complicated. We all know people who just can't seem to cry. They are usually men, although women aren’t immune to this issue entirely. We all also know that ...

Snapchat's "sad face" or "crying face" filter is taking over our social media scrolls, and the emotional range of the videos being created has us LOLing big time. Snapchat's "crying filter," which ...

After a difficult day, sometimes you can’t wait to get home, grab a Kleenex box, and let all your emotions pour out along with your tears. With those few minutes of sobbing behind you comes a ...

They say that there's no sense in crying over spilled milk. But what do they know? Crying can get you another glass of milk if you do it loud enough. Plus, crying may serve a real physiologic purpose, ...

I always thought there was nothing chic or dignified about crying over a boy. I knew I should feel my feelings and let them pass but looking at myself in the mirror, red-eyed, damp and puffy-faced, ...

Carly Osborn has previously held a postdoctoral research fellowship in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions. She has also previously received several small grants for research and ...