"Microkindnesses," like a smile, can spread from person to person and make an outsized impact on our sense of connection and ...

This school year has been a challenging one for educators. Many teachers are navigating new curricular restrictions—topics, historical periods, people, and identities that have suddenly been deemed ...

New research challenges assumptions about well-being and highlights the role of culture, connection, and purpose.

Researchers are exploring what epidemiology—the science of how disease spreads—might teach us about spreading compassion.

A new book investigates how the U.S. criminal justice system targets survivors of domestic violence to prosecute them for ...

Kids learn to bully from adults’ threats, manipulation, and criticism. A child psychologist explains how parents can model ...

Small, evidence-based practices are helping teachers foster connection, resilience, and hope amid extraordinary uncertainty.

When the pandemic first came to California and lockdowns were instituted, many of my neighbors set out to help each other. Some called elderly neighbors to be sure they were OK. Others collaborated ...

After climbing a tree in the middle of the Yukon forest, I looked into a squirrel’s nest and found a pup that clearly did not belong there. It was older and larger than the others in the litter. My ...

Sometimes, the things we can do for our happiness are small and easy: getting a little sun, saying thank you, lending a hand. Other times, they take a little more practice and work. That’s the case ...

At the end of winter break at a West St. Paul, Minnesota, elementary school, more than 50 students did not return to class. At the time, federal immigration agents were conducting military-style ...

It was a Words with Friends chat that first gave Megan Phelps-Roper pause. People have a marked tendency to cling to past investments, whether financial, social, or emotional—even when it becomes ...