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A group of six young people take a selfie on a beach.
Health

Selfies are for memories, not just for vanity

By Laura Baisas

A group of eight children running in an open field.
Health

Is shyness something kids feel, or something kids are?

By Laura Baisas

A male chimpanzee named Frodo frowns.
Environment

Nice chimps finish last—so why aren’t all of them mean?

By Laura Baisas

Kids dressed in bright raingear during a forest school class in Sweden
Environment

Young kids learn the realities of climate change in forest schools

By Zayna Syed

White Moluccan cockatoo on a branch turning toward a person's hand. Reddish flames are behind the bird to symbolize past trauma. Illustrated.
Environment

Parrots are deeply intelligent. But do we understand their emotions?

By Brandon Keim

A CBD oil bottle with cannabis or hemp leaves
Health

Can CBD help you chill? Here’s what we know so far.

By Purbita Saha

Black bear cub in a berry bush at Glacier National Park
Environment

Bears can count, take selfies, use tools, recognize supermodels, and even open car doors

By Ruscena Wiederholt

Chinese and English nametags hung up in an elementary school classroom
Science

Complex languages might shape bilingual brains differently

By Jamie Dickman

Teen in green sweatshirt with long brown hair against a bright yellow background scrolling through TikTok on a smartphone
Health

How to break your toxic infinite scroll habit on TikTok

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Narcan naloxone nasal spray vending machine in Illinois to fight opioid overdoses
Health

4 common myths about Narcan, the ‘antidote’ to opioid overdose

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Why fatigue is so common in older adults
Health

Why fatigue is so common in older adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Cropped close-up of African American woman holding smartphone
Technology

Sounding like an AI chatbot may hurt your credibility

By Andrew Paul

Woman's hands typing on laptop keyboard
Technology

Two alcohol recovery apps shared user data without their consent

By Andrew Paul

A capuchin monkey in a tree looking at the camera.
Environment

Do magic tricks work on monkeys? Only if they have opposable thumbs like us.

By Laura Baisas

ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements
Health

ADHD patients face wildly different drug testing requirements

By Arielle Zionts/KHN

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults
Health

Social relationships are important to the health of aging adults

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

Attendees at a concert dance and one man records the performance on a smartphone.
Health

Do you never feel FOMO? Time to meet its twin, JOMO.

By Laura Baisas

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast
Environment

Gorillas like to scramble their brains by spinning around really fast

By Sara Kiley Watson

Seniors are struggling with chronic anxiety, but don’t seek treatment
Health

Seniors are struggling with chronic anxiety, but don’t seek treatment

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

A young child hiding behind a stack of pancakes with syrup and fruit on a background of old polaroids
Science

Why childhood memories of smells are so powerful and emotional

By Julia Craven

Yellow, red, and white roses left at a memorial for the victims of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting. A white sign behind the bouquets says "as a community we grieve."
Health

How to cope with collective grief—and even turn it into action

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A drawing made by a five year-old child in Sweden with the description, “A boy coughed and put his hands over there (on the house) and someone came and touched it, then they got sick. X means that you shouldn't go outside and catch bacteria. The bacteria are underground. Blue faces mean you feel sick.”
Health

Little kids drew their grim—and hopeful—reality of COVID

By Laura Baisas

A man holes a phones and texts with a combination of words and emois.
Health

People use emojis to soften the blow of negative feelings

By Laura Baisas

An older person with short brown hair wearing blue rubber gloves and cleaning a window with a yellow rag.
DIY

3 early spring cleaning ideas to get you out of hibernation mode

By Dan Seitz

Singer Mariah Carey performs on stage with her twins Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon during her "Merry Christmas To All!" at Madison Square Garden on December 13, 2022 in New York City.
Health

This is your brain on Christmas music

By Laura Baisas

Vigil attendees at a California skatepark remember Tyre Nichols with prayer candles forming a heart. Nichols died from police violence in his home city of Memphis after EMTs also failed to react quickly to his injuries.
Health

Police brutality is an unaddressed public health crisis in America

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A business woman packs up paperwork and a laptop in an office.
Health

4-day work week shows big benefits for both workers and employers in UK

By Laura Baisas

A young woman sits below a stairwell with her head down in sadness.
Health

Teen girls and queer youth are facing a crisis of hopelessness, CDC finds

By Laura Baisas

A woman in a field observes a plant.
Environment

Citizen science is another great form of nature therapy

By Laura Baisas

Mother and baby in black and white photos in an album to show postpartum depression vs. postpartum psychosis
Health

The important difference between postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Woman in a purple dress cleaning and organizing household items into buckets with gold tokens and stars. Illustrated.
Health

Could letting go of perfection be the ultimate cleaning hack?

By Rachel Feltman

System Security Specialist Working at System Control Center
Technology

The DOJ is investigating an AI tool that could be hurting families in Pennsylvania

By Andrew Paul

Two small prairie voles.
Environment

These fuzzy burrowers don’t need oxytocin to fall in love

By Laura Baisas

fake news on phone screen
Technology

The real reason people share so much fake news on social media

By Harry Guinness

A man holds a brightly colored pill with a glass of water.
Health

Common antidepressants may blunt both pain and enjoyment

By Laura Baisas

A chimpanzee holding out its hand.
Environment

Adolescent chimpanzees might be less impulsive than human teens

By Laura Baisas

Rows of desktop computers in computer lab
Technology

Building ChatGPT’s AI content filters devastated workers’ mental health, according to new report

By Andrew Paul

two people holding hands
Health

Gender-affirming hormones can improve teens’ mental health and life satisfaction

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Danika Fickler
Technology

Meet the college freshman who races a souped-up Chevy Blazer and studies psych

By Kristin Shaw

How to learn to not fear heights
Health

How to learn to not fear heights

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential
Health

Unclear regulations prevent telehealth from reaching its full potential

By Darius Tahir / KFF Health News

A toddler offering a husky puppy a treat.
Science

Toddlers may be wired to help their dog friends

By Laura Baisas

Colorful fans with depictions of various sounds within them
Science

Why our brains hear words and songs in random noise

By Julia Craven

Woman using her mobile phone , city skyline night light background
Technology

Popular youth mental health service faces backlash after experimenting with AI-chatbot advice

By Andrew Paul

a person stands on a snow covered mountain top looking out a vista of rocky mountains as the sun peeks above the horizon
Environment

Why it matters that humans and nature are growing apart

By Zayna Syed

A man standing under a blue sky with white clouds, wearing a black baseball cap and a red shirt while closing his eyes and breathing deeply.
DIY

Understanding your emotions can help you manage your anxiety

By Wendy Suzuki

a person in a gray shirt their hand over their stomach under dark lighting
Health

A link to depression might be in your gut bacteria

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

As old people get sicker, assisted living facilities must adapt
Health

As old people get sicker, assisted living facilities must adapt

By Judith Graham / KFF Health News

illustration of psychiatrist office with mushrooms
Health

4 visionaries on the history and future of psychedelic medicine

By Rachel Feltman

US soldiers might control weapons with their thoughts someday. Here’s why that’s complicated.
Technology

US soldiers might control weapons with their thoughts someday. Here’s why that’s complicated.

By Nancy S. Jecker and Andrew Ko / The Conversation

Group Of Friends Sitting On Sofa Watching Soccer Together
Health

5 ways cheering for your favorite World Cup team improves your health

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

EVO ICL lens implanted in the diagram of an eye with yellow, pink, and blue Best of What's New 2022 Health design on right
Technology

The most powerful health innovations of 2022

By Kate Baggaley, Purbita Saha

A series of brain scans
Health

Some teenagers’ brains have been aging faster during the pandemic

By Laura Baisas

A woman sipping from a teacup while taking a break.
DIY

Improve your focus by taking more breaks every day

By Justin Pot

illustration of person at computer with devil horns and cloven hooves
Health

Does playing devil’s advocate do more harm than good?

By Julia Craven

The CDC has surveyed teens on their health and behavior since the ’90s—but now some states are opting out
Health

The CDC has surveyed teens on their health and behavior since the ’90s—but now some states are opting out

By Daniel Chang / KFF Health News

Slip of the tongue? It happens to all of us.
Health

Slip of the tongue? It happens to all of us.

By Cecile McKee / The Conversation

Sleeping person in striped counting sheep with nightmares in them as part of a sleep study illustration
Health

How sleep scientists helped people soothe their nightmares

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

The constellation Orion, centered on the three bright stars of a belt.
Science

Why we turn stars into constellations

By Eva Botkin-Kowacki

linkedin app in app store
Technology

LinkedIn’s recent social research reveals what helps get people jobs

By Charlotte Hu

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis
Environment

PTSD found in 1 in 4 adults in Flint, Michigan, after water crisis

By Laura Baisas

Anxiety screening is now recommended for all adults under 65
Health

Anxiety screening is now recommended for all adults under 65

By Laura Baisas

2022 Ig Nobel Prize winners include ducks in a row, constipated scorpions, ice cream, and more
Science

2022 Ig Nobel Prize winners include ducks in a row, constipated scorpions, ice cream, and more

By Laura Baisas

Woman vomiting a pastel rainbow upwards on a pink background
Science

Why you want to barf when you see something gross

By Julia Craven