Behind a ballerina’s beautiful performance lie hours of discipline, tenderness and an abiding attention to detail ...

Well-meaning campaigns urge openness and conversation about mental health struggles. But there are those who cherish silence ...

The muscle metaphor based on ego-depletion theory hasn’t survived scrutiny. But there’s an alternative that holds promise ...

grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and after living elsewhere for a time, went back home. A novice genealogist, she has a particular interest in discovering the stories that have vanished from the family ...

To some, the idea of leaving a religion can seem as innocuous as cancelling a gym membership. However, for many who have left a faith tradition, the reality is much more complicated. As a psychologist ...

In 392 CE, the Roman emperor Theodosius I outlawed one of the oldest and most well-established mystery cults in the Greek-speaking world, the Eleusinian Mysteries, which had taken place for more than ...

Material possessions can be powerfully alluring – whether it’s buying new stuff we don’t need or can’t afford, or holding on to things for way too long. At the extremes, these inclinations can become ...

How did humans create the earliest words? Iconic vocal sounds, which match form and meaning, likely played a key role Language gives us the power to describe, virtually without limit, the countless ...

is an artist, writer and mudlark who has spent years discovering objects from centuries past in London’s River Thames.

After Jenna discovered that her boyfriend was cheating on her, she went into an emotional tailspin. She was ‘crying all the time’, struggled to attend her university classes, slept a lot and avoided ...

Deciding to give more experiences a second chance changed my personality for the better and made me a happier person ...

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