Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Barely eight minutes into the premiere episode of the freshly rebooted “Fear Factor” reality ...

Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But researchers don't have a clear picture of why, exactly, this phobia is so common.

Exposure therapy for a specific fear can also help reduce other fears. This is the conclusion reached by psychologists who studied 50 people with a fear of spiders and heights. Although they only ...

An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characteristics of spiders that may contribute to unease. The ...

Human reactions to snakes and spiders stand out for their speed and intensity, often occurring before a person has fully registered what they are looking at. These animals evoke emotions that appear ...