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Black family with kids and seniors beating back holiday stress around a white dinner table

Holiday stress is all about expectations Holiday stress is all about expectations

By Alexandra Ossola

Person with long hair theatrically gasping from a jump scare in a haunted house or horror movie

Why do we keep falling for jump scares? Why do we keep falling for jump scares?

By Ellen Airhart

Lego construction of house on fire meme

Can I offer you a nice meme in these trying times? Can I offer you a nice meme in these trying times?

By Charlotte Hu

How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression

How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression How a personalized brain implant helped one woman’s extreme depression

a person with their head down in their laptop

Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how. Stress can literally kill you. Here’s how.

By Leigh Cowart

Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too?

Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too? Your iPhone already tracks your steps. What if it tracked your mood, too?

Pepper the social robot.

Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge? Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge?

By Charlotte Hu

A child doing homework at a table

Kids are onto something: Homework might actually be bad Kids are onto something: Homework might actually be bad

By Stan Horaczek

Hot chilli Carolina Reaper peppers on person's palm in summer garden.

What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out. What would possess someone to eat a Carolina Reaper pepper? This writer tried to find out.

By Leigh Cowart

Expecting parents holding an ultrasound

If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone If climate change is impacting your desire to have kids, you’re not alone

By Sara Kiley Watson

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The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum The Kinsey Scale Test and 3 other ways to find where you fall on the sexuality spectrum

By Sara Chodosh

Sea turtle. Queensland, Australia.

9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around 9 goofy, award-winning animal photos to turn your day around

By Popular Science Team

A woman lying on a bed in dim light, looking lonely.

Why loneliness is increasing, and how to fight back Why loneliness is increasing, and how to fight back

By Morgan Sweeney

A laptop on a college-dorm desk

8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19 8 tips for boosting mental health at college in the age of COVID-19

By Candice Wang

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

Girl sitting in front of computer is frustrated.

Social media really is making us more morally outraged Social media really is making us more morally outraged

By Charlotte Hu

A stressed guy with gray hair.

Gear

The best stress busters to counteract that gray hair The best stress busters to counteract that gray hair

By Quinn Gawronski

A person playing a video game with an Xbox controller on a wide monitor.

Gear

Stressed out? Video games can help—if you follow these tips. Stressed out? Video games can help—if you follow these tips.

By Stan Horazek

Black adults speaking to a black child in a dress

How to use science to talk to kids about gender How to use science to talk to kids about gender

By Tyler Santora

What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown

What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown What Social Psychology Says About Darren Wilson And Michael Brown

By Rafi Letzter

The Book of Woe

The Trouble With The DSM The Trouble With The DSM

By Gary Greenberg

man taking basketball shot

Muscle memory is real, but it’s probably not what you think Muscle memory is real, but it’s probably not what you think

By Sara Chodosh

Green hummingbird hovering in the air

This is the most soothing sound in the world This is the most soothing sound in the world

By Purbita Saha

Settlers of Catan game pieces.

How to destroy your friends and family in 4 popular board games How to destroy your friends and family in 4 popular board games

White Olympics five-ring flag flying during the 1988 summer games in Seoul

Why are people obsessed with the Olympics? Why are people obsessed with the Olympics?

Young climate change activists holding signs at a protest with a light purple filter

Kids are suffering from climate anxiety. It’s time for adults to do something. Kids are suffering from climate anxiety. It’s time for adults to do something.

By Sara Kiley Watson

pregnant person holding their belly

A new drug could help treat perinatal depression A new drug could help treat perinatal depression

By Philip Kiefer

Person suffering from anxiety

How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift How to support people feeling anxious as pandemic restrictions lift

American Black Bear

Experiment: Look At Pictures Of Cute Baby Animals To Improve Your Concentration Experiment: Look At Pictures Of Cute Baby Animals To Improve Your Concentration

By Dan Nosowitz

Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.

Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis. Meditation isn’t always calming. For a select few, it may lead to psychosis.

By Isobel Whitcomb

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Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try. Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.

By Rachel Feltman

person-holding-mask

How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety How you and your family can cope with post-COVID anxiety

By Jean Levasseur

Person in blue one-piece bathing suit, sun hat, and pink kimono at pool

8 ways to cultivate a positive body image 8 ways to cultivate a positive body image

By Tracy Tylka/The Conversation

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression Laughing gas could help people with hard-to-treat depression

By Ellie Shechet

an enema kit with a bellows

The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses The weirdest things we learned this week: smoke enemas, sneaky sound design, and stranded lighthouses

By Rachel Feltman

an illustration of a sad blue person with a glowing white hand reaching out to comfort them

Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis Mental health ‘first aid’ can give bystanders the skills to act in a crisis

emotional support dog with person on a bed

Emotional support animals really do emotionally support us Emotional support animals really do emotionally support us

Person with long black hair and in silver sequin hat at microphone

Why your voice sounds weird on recordings Why your voice sounds weird on recordings

By Neel Bhatt/The Conversation

a woman sits in a dark house and browses on her computer, with the image overlaid with colorful pictures of a much more luxurious home within the frame of a web browser

The psychology behind our love of ‘Zillow porn’ The psychology behind our love of ‘Zillow porn’

By Nicole Johnson

Pollution from power plant.

Car, factory, and power plant pollution can be damaging to kids’ mental health Car, factory, and power plant pollution can be damaging to kids’ mental health

By Shaena Montanari

Doctor examines MRI brain scans.

COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of anxiety, depression, and neurological disorders COVID-19 survivors may have higher risk of anxiety, depression, and neurological disorders

A Muslim woman daydreaming while sitting in front of a laptop outdoors.

Daydreaming can have loads of benefits—if you do it right Daydreaming can have loads of benefits—if you do it right

By Nadia Bajuelo

Munchausen syndrome by proxy isn’t a recognized psychiatric illness. But is it real?

Munchausen syndrome by proxy isn’t a recognized psychiatric illness. But is it real? Munchausen syndrome by proxy isn’t a recognized psychiatric illness. But is it real?

By Sara Chodosh

How to Use Social Psychology to Squash Discrimination

How to Use Social Psychology to Squash Discrimination How to Use Social Psychology to Squash Discrimination

Is ASMR Real? Is ASMR Real?

By Alexandra Ossola

a man and a woman lay sleeping in bed

You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing) You get brainwashed whenever you go to sleep (and that’s a good thing)

By Popular Science Team

Sara Chodosh wealth happiness chart

4 countries that prove money doesn’t always buy happiness 4 countries that prove money doesn’t always buy happiness

By Candice Wang

Labradoodle dog looking at a person in a blue shirt with a yellow "don't tread on me" flag

Can you ‘deprogram’ people who join cults? Can you ‘deprogram’ people who join cults?

By Michael Schulson/Undark

Person with long brown hour talking on iPhone in front of statue

Phone anxiety is real—and solvable Phone anxiety is real—and solvable

By Ilham Sebah/The Conversation

Ana Galvañ illustration

Why spacing out is good for you Why spacing out is good for you

By Eleanor Cummins

A Black man in glasses and a t-shirt sitting on a marble wall, looking at a phone.

The best apps for dealing with anxiety The best apps for dealing with anxiety

By RK Pendergrass

Prison cell with a sink and toilet behind bars

Solitary confinement can’t stop COVID-19 from spreading through prisons Solitary confinement can’t stop COVID-19 from spreading through prisons

By Robin Blades/Undark

A student in a red graduation gown dabbing

4 big ideas on fixing American schools 4 big ideas on fixing American schools

By Sabrina Imbler

Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage Why ASMR calms some people down and sends others into a rage

By Eleanor Cummins

Person with short black hair with sound-cancelling headphones and a backpack on a light purple and sea green background

Do binaural beats benefit your brain? Do binaural beats benefit your brain?

By Sara Kiley Watson

A stock chart on a computer screen

Your brain is wired to regret missing the GameStop stock boom Your brain is wired to regret missing the GameStop stock boom

By Stan Horaczek

Major Biden stretches his legs on the White House lawn

Dogs can make stressful workplaces better for people. Even the White House. Dogs can make stressful workplaces better for people. Even the White House.

By Ellen Furlong/The Conversation

a woman with dark skin and braided hair holds a remote in her hand and points it at a TV on the opposite wall

Is watching TV actually a good way to relax? Is watching TV actually a good way to relax?

By Corinne Iozzio

weighted blanket

What the science actually says about weighted blankets What the science actually says about weighted blankets

Basket of pomegranate fruits with glass bottles of tea on a light purple and seagreen background

Four plants that are scientifically proven to be therapeutic Four plants that are scientifically proven to be therapeutic

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

older woman facing a happy lamp

Can a happy lamp help cure your winter blues? Can a happy lamp help cure your winter blues?

By Erin Fennessy

two people looking bored

There’s a right and wrong way to be bored There’s a right and wrong way to be bored

By Sara Chodosh

anxious woman holding herself and looking off in the distance

How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control How to keep your anxiety from spiraling out of control

By Sara Chodosh

A person in glasses and a buttoned shirt tossing a handful of colorful confetti in the air

A psychologist explains how hope can make a difference in impossible times A psychologist explains how hope can make a difference in impossible times

By Jacqueline S. Mattis/The Conversation