Artwork©pixora/123rf The World Health Organization released a report last June that deserves far more attention than it got. One in six people on the planet, they found, is now affected by loneliness. It kills an estimated 871,000 people every year, more than 100...

Photo©ViktorBondariev/123rf Spiritual seekers often say they long to feel a sense of unity with all consciousness and life and to connect with unseen forces that can help them in some way. That desire can inspire people to meditate, pray, perform ceremonies or...

Photo courtesy Pexels.com Dear EarthTalk: Any ideas on how to engage my slacker teenager on issues of climate and environment? — Name Withheld Climate change details the rapid increase of Earth’s temperature resulting from the excessive emission of greenhouse gases...

Photo courtesy San Diego Zoo Animals Are Streaming Into 400 Children’s Hospitals From San Diego Zoo’s Dedicated 24-Hour Channel by Andy Corbley, Good News Network For most kids, you can’t beat a trip to the zoo. And for those unfortunate kids whose immune systems are...

Artwork©MedhiElOuardouni There was an old psychoanalyst in the Berkshires — Paul Lippman, PhD, — who took a lot of risks. He would say outrageous things to patients, sometimes smoke with them or hike outdoors with them on a whim or ask them for advice. And his...

mmm Many Americans today are willing to spend money on a good night’s sleep. Case in point: In 2023, the U.S. home-bedding market reached $25.7 billion,1 a sign of just how important bedtime comfort has become, and pillows play a big role in it. They’re easy to...

Red Knots have the longest migration of well over 9000 miles each trip. They can travel from as far as southern Argentina to breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra. Photo courtesy Staci-lee Sherwood. Every spring, billions of birds migrate from their winter home to...