Tobacco hornworm caterpillars have no organs that resemble ears. Yet, scientists were able to figure out how they hear—and it ...

You feel the weight of a single conversation the moment a child says they never want to go back to school. A mom’s honest explanation of lockdown drills meant to prepare ends up stoking fear, and you ...

You encounter stories that shock and demand immediate attention, and this is one of them. A 13-year-old allegedly endured ...

Thriveworks reports that a dysregulated nervous system leads to heightened or dulled stress responses, affecting mental and emotional health.

A recent psychological analysis suggests that a pilot’s inherent personality traits may predict their stress levels during in ...

Horses respond differently to people when fear is in the air, becoming more guarded and less willing to engage. That reaction matters because everyday handling, training, and safety can hinge on ...

Horses can detect fear in humans by smell, becoming more likely to startle and more wary of people who are scared, a new study has found. Researchers collected samples of odor compounds from the ...

References to jump scares and startle responses in the horror film literature routinely demonstrate a certain psychologizing impulse. According to Martin (2019), the jump scare that often provokes a ...

To speak, or not to speak. Today’s college presidents grapple with this question all too often, and they are frequently judged harshly if they delay a response. Steven G. Poskanzer’s new book, The ...

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