In this excerpt from KCUR's podcast "Seeking A Scientist," host Kate the Chemist set out to understand the science behind everyday stress and some helpful ways to cope. Are you feeling stressed? If ...

How Culture Shapes Our Relationship With Tears Cultural attitudes toward crying vary widely across the world. Some cultures embrace public expressions of grief, viewing shared tears as essential to ...

The term "stress" has become so ubiquitous that it may pose a challenge if people are asked to define it. Because stress is so widespread, individuals may also be desensitized to the terminology and ...

Sweaty palms during a job interview. Racing heartbeat before the walk down the aisle. Stomach pains ahead of a final exam. Many of us have experienced a classic stress response in new, unusual, or ...

This past year we’ve all, in our own ways, become something like experts on stress. Or at least experts on feeling stressed out. And while that feeling may often be a weary and helpless one, attendees ...

Are you feeling stressed? If the answer is, yes, you are not alone. In fact, we all experience stress at some point in our life. It is a hard truth that science educator Kate Biberdorf, also known as ...