Do animals feel love, anger, or empathy? Researchers have long dismissed such ideas as anthropomorphism, arguing that attributing human emotions to animals was unscientific.

Can you really be afraid of happiness? Here's the psychology behind cherophobia, why some people fear joy, and the science explaining anxiety around positive emotions. TheHealthSite.com ...

Our experience and expression of emotions result from changes in our physiological states, often felt as sensations in our bodies. We may, or may not, notice shifts in our heart rate, breathing ...

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

This science piece is a winning entry for a nationwide science journalism competition by Raffles Institution students. Read ...

Historically, emotions have been viewed as irrational, unstable or primitive—hardly the stuff of sound decision-making. Enlightenment thinkers like Descartes and Kant privileged reason as the highest ...

Ever wonder how your dog knows you're sad or about to go for a walk? We dive into the science of how dogs read our body ...

Have you ever felt like there was a pit in your stomach? What about a flutter in your heart? It turns out that the anatomical connections we make with certain emotions and feelings — what researchers ...

When was the last time you felt regret? Regret is a powerful word, defined as a feeling of sadness or disappointment about something that you did—or something you didn’t do. Maybe you wish you could ...

Children who have directly experienced the effects of climate change were among the worst affected by what the study calls "eco-emotions".