Experts aren't sure why people develop herpetophobia, but cultural and even evolutionary influences may play a role. This type of fear is known as a specific phobia. Approximately 9% of adults in the ...

Some research looking at the combined fear of bugs and spiders found that about 50% of school-age children have one or both of the fears. Entomophobia is rarer among adults, though, with about 10% of ...

“New fear unlocked: Being 13 Burj Khalifas below the ocean's surface,” wrote one person (@SpartDawg77) while someone else (@aarots) noted, “The scary part is that relatively to ...

and this extreme fear of snakes is what is known as 'ophidiophobia'. Ophidiophobia is not limited to mere revulsion from snakes. It can, in fact, disrupt the daily life and mental well-being of a ...

CNN’s Fear & Greed Index is a way to gauge stock market movements and whether stocks are fairly priced. The index uses seven market indicators to help answer the question: What emotion is ...

Nafeas Alexander, 30, of Darby, PA, previously of Leesville, Lousiana, was arrested in February and charged with felony rape forcible compulsion, felony sexual assault, felony IDSI forcible compulsion ...

If you live with aerophobia—aka the fear of flying—you are far from alone. According to 2024 data, some 25 million Americans fear flying to some degree, which can interfere with travel plans ...

The discharge sounds like a real gunshot, yet most people aren’t filled with fear. Instead, the race begins, the fans cheer, and the blast is forgotten. To not react negatively to a starter pistol, ...

Two recent plane crashes have stoked worries among flyers and prompted some to pull back on air travel plans, according to two of the airlines that had those crashes. Delta Air Lines CEO Ed ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Tesla shareholders are frustrated with Elon Musk as he focuses more on DOGE and Tesla's stock price crashes. More from News Tesla shareholders are frustrated with ...