The Science Behind Tears

Learn what science says about tears.

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Crying is the first form of communication of the human being. First, the babies' tear ducts are blocked, but they begin to produce tears at about one-month-old.
What does science say about our tears? Humans are the only species that sheds emotional tears in response to an event: we cry out of sadness but also when we are overjoyed or angry.