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Why Social Media Makes People Unhappy—And Simple Ways to Fix It
Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves.
Research suggests platform designs make us lose track of time spent on them and can heighten conflicts, and then we feel upset with ourselves.
In our era of globalization, your job performance may depend on your “CQ”. So what is it?
Discover the experts’ advice on how to clean a microwave and rid it of debris, splashes, and lingering odors.
The researchers behind the original “happiness pie chart” share what they’ve learned in the past 15 years.
A hot bath burns calories, helps control blood sugar and keeps your blood vessels healthy. What’s not to like?
If we want to understand our consciousness, we must not be afraid to break new ground.
So many food blogs and recipe sites are full of pretty pictures but untested recipes. Don’t worry, it’s possible to find something you’ll love to cook and eat.
Does your friendship have to end or can it change instead?
Archaeologists look back at what the first Indiana Jones movie got wrong about their profession.
Get glowing skin without spending a single cent.
Boost the benefits of your daily walk by keeping an eye on your pace and distance.
Here are 24 out-of-this-world facts about the corner of space that’s home to Earth.
From bad bosses to gossipy colleagues and, of course, office refrigerator drama.
In detox centers and online support communities, it’s called “the little blue devil.” But its real name is less insidious: “Feel Free” is a drink sold in tiny blue bottles in gas stations, liquor stores and smoke shops to people 21 years or older.
Some Deadheads are sidestepping San Francisco entirely ahead of the anniversary shows. “There’s no more Grateful Dead family — this is a business, through and through,” one said.
Still under 40, many are responsible for aging parents while raising kids and managing debt.
TikTok beauty influencer Kaycee Ogle is regularly contacted by brands who want her to promote their products. But one email she received in June was different, and made her curious.
‘King of the Hill’ showrunner talks about the Hulu revival and updating the characters and stories for today’s culture of political extremes.
From "wandering wombs" to modern biases, the troubling politics of hysterectomies
Many independent pharmacies are in turmoil throughout the US. But a unique law has made North Dakota a haven for mom-and-pop operators.
Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration say they endured months of physical and mental abuse inside a Salvadoran prison. Though happy to be home, they say the fact that they were released is proof of how senseless their detentions were.
Dietitians share why whole milk is making a comeback and if it belongs in your fridge.
A full understanding of how lightning forms in the clouds has eluded scientists, but new research promises to solve this enduring mystery.
The psychologist and former NBA player discusses the professional volumes and childhood stories that shaped his life and his approach to it.
We have all been there – we sink into the sofa at the end of a long day, desperate to turn off, only for piles of clutter and dusty surfaces to pull at the edges of our mind. So, how do you relax when your house is a mess?
An extensive study looks at the risks of smartphone use for kids under age 13, and those risks are very real.
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales,” Einstein reportedly told one mother who wished for her son to become a scientist. “If you want them to be ver…
A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that might not be a good thing
There is really no singular characteristic shared by the best book-club books—but look to these reaction-provoking books for your next group read.
My wife and I tried to keep our small business afloat as I endured treatment—and lost my sense of taste.
The Los Angeles Clippers have assembled perhaps the oldest roster in NBA history. Will that experience be a strength or a liability?
These are not traditional, word-heavy trade deals with text agreed to by all negotiators.
A man of the people, the artist put his money where his mouth was by visiting prisons around the country and performing the song
“You can only refill a deflated balloon so much, and often surgical intervention is necessary.”
I work hard, buy quality clothes and know how to fake my way through dinner-party conversations. But behind the scenes, I’m part of a fast-growing Canadian underclass.
When it meets this week, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to keep its key short-term interest rate at its current target range — where it has stayed for all of 2025.
This year, parents will pay more for back-to-school essentials such as pens, pencils and backpacks.
Rigorous new research appears to show that monthly checks intended to help disadvantaged children did little for their well-being, adding a new element to a dispute over expanded government aid.
It’s tempting to imagine what we might have done differently. But, as Diana Nyad says: ‘We earn our wisdom.’
The new tariff could increase prices on goods such as cars, furniture and pharmaceuticals. Trump's tariffs are expected to raise prices by 1.8% in the short term, per the Yale Budget Lab.
Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She’s also the first director without a medical degree in more than 70 years.
The gunman accused of killing four people in New York City suspected he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — a degenerative brain disease often associated with football players.
A quarter-size device that tracks the rise and fall of sugar in your blood is the latest source of hope — and hype — in the growing buzz around wearable health technology.
The rise of ARFID, a new eating disorder driven not by body image but by fear.
Millions of animals are stuck in increasingly cramped shelters because their owners are struggling to pay rising vet bills and other expenses.