National pride in the U.S. is at a record low. Researchers and experts explore if there is a place for patriotism in ...

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we’re offering a special Happiness & ...

A new study examines different ways of coping with stress to see what makes us feel better when we're struggling.

New research suggests that when you forgive past transgressions, your memories don’t fade, but your misery does.

Much of what we recognize as “mainstream mindfulness” has been shaped through a Western lens, often stripped of its cultural ...

Researchers have found that the type of sleep most apt to calm and reset the anxious brain is deep sleep, also known as non-rapid eye movement (NREM) slow-wave sleep, a state in which neural ...

A new book examines how to combat the disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats online that are undermining U.S.

A new book explores strategies for child-rearing amid global violence, a warming world, social media overload, and other ...

A new study looks at what happens when people learn about the climate impact of behaviors like recycling, biking, and eating ...

However, after reading Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart by journalist Nicholas Carr, I’m starting to rethink the benefits of social media. Carr takes readers on a deep dive ...

Can helping others make us healthier? When scientists scanned the brains of people who donated money to charity, they found something surprising: Giving activated the same reward pathways as personal ...

When parents today need help, they have to actively seek it—and it seems that many don’t or can’t: In 2023, a third of parents reported high levels of stress in the past month compared to 20% of other ...