As humans increasingly appear in orcas' marine neighborhoods, the whales could be interested in learning about us: our ...

These are just a few of the health benefits of quitting smoking, but there are others, too. Quitting smoking lowers your risk of other cancers over time, including cancers of the stomach, liver, ...

But there’s another consequence of meditation that people do not always anticipate. Despite the ways in which wellness movements have emphasized a highly individualistic way of thinking about ...

The plausibility of the parochial altruism hypothesis depends partly on the likelihood that warfare was commonplace during human evolutionary history, a claim lent some support by archaeological ...

Trustees of the Social Security trust fund predict the fund will be exhausted in eight years. Unless Congress acts, Social Security payments will automatically drop by 23% at that time.

Turmeric contains various substances with medicinal properties, including curcumin, which has both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits. Curcumin is most known for its natural pain-killing ...

The United Way of Greater Niagara recently assigned itself to Youth Mentoring Services for a Day of Caring. The United Way's ...

School vouchers were sold as a way for students from low-income families to escape under-performing schools. But investigations show that voucher programs actually serve a different group.

On Story in the Public Square, harnessing the power of altruism with writer Nicole Karlis. This week on Story in the Public Square, the physical and emotional benefits of caring for others. Writer ...

xv, 253 pages : 24 cmThis revelatory tour de force by an acclaimed and internationally bestselling science writer upends our understanding of "survival of the fittest" and invites us all to think and ...

Melissa Febos’s The Dry Season made me wonder what narrow portals I’m looking through in my life, and what I might see if I turn away from them.

The benefits of volunteering have been found to be greater than taking up exercise, or attending religious services - in fact, even greater than giving up smoking.