Research suggests that crying is not a sign of weakness, but one of the most sophisticated social technologies in the natural world.

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Among the myriad of actions performed exclusively by humans, crying appears to be the most enigmatic. While no other animals are known to cry, humans shed emotional tears from birth throughout life.