The human mind harbors fears that go far beyond common anxieties about heights or spiders. Recent research has uncovered a ...

A crippling fear of nature called “biophobia” is becoming more common, researchers say. A Wyoming backcountry guide said he’s ...

Fear is instilled in all of us, but in vastly different ways at vastly different times. There’s no one universal phobia, but let’s explore the science of scares. * First, the process. Like most ...

Everyone has a few weird anxieties and odd circumstances that might result in some level of fear. However, when the fear becomes aspirated or excessive, it might become a phobia. A phobia is described ...

Drinking from a bottle is normal and ordinary for most people but not Philister Mwangi. She is filled with overwhelming, irrational dread by the sight of a person drinking from a bottle. It doesn’t ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...

Androphobia is an intense fear of men that is disproportionate to the threat they might pose and that negatively affects a person’s ability to function. For example, it may affect their work or social ...

When Science Meets Meme Culture It makes sense that a fear of long words would grab attention, but hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia has gone viral recently. TikTok was the first to embrace the ...

Known for its superstitions and mystery, Halloween has long been associated with one of the most basic human emotions — fear. Like all emotions, fear can be mild, average or intense, depending on the ...