Childhood phobias can cast long shadows into adulthood. 2% for those with 4+ subtypes). Understanding which childhood fears ...

Dusk starts to settle across the landscape. The dirt trail, lit by the last licks of sunlight, winds through the trees. The ...

Everyday anxieties turned into witty acronyms! The rockstar of acronyms is FOMO, the fear of missing out. The digital age's ...

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Generative artificial intelligence models capable of dreaming up ultra-realistic characters and virtual universes could make for cheaper, better video games in future, but the emerging technology has ...

The 'Common Sense' Department thinks that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is insecure— worried that his election is insecure. Secret Service finds 17 'skimming' devices in tour of San Antonio businesses ...

Heavy breathing, heart racing, body tensing, pupils dilated. They are the symptoms of fear. And Ben Armstrong is an expert. Lindsey Harvell-Bowman, a professor of psychology at James Madison ...

A stone's throw from Venezuela, in the eye of a political storm fueled by a US naval deployment, fishermen from the archipelago of Trinidad and Tobago fear getting caught up in the tumult. Between ...

For many neurodivergent people, success can feel utterly terrifying. Sometimes it is difficult to face success because we think we’re not worth it. We devalue ourselves, and run ourselves down. (Don't ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The imposing Shrine of the Sacred Heart, a Catholic church a short drive from the White House, was intended to be a sanctuary for worshippers. Now, its mostly immigrant congregation ...

Why do we pay good money to be terrified? The answer lies somewhere within our psychology, our appetite for entertainment, and the primal thrill of surviving our inner boogeyman.Across America, ...