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The healing power of pets: 6 key health benefits
From lowering blood pressure to relieving anxiety and depression, the healing power of pets is real: discover five key health benefits pets bring.
What Is Happiness Exactly, Anyway?
What is happiness exactly? It's a question that's been debated for centuries, but science has only recently started to consider how to define it more precisely.
The Time is Now: How to Stop Worrying About the Future
Can't stop worrying about the future? Then learn how to stay in the present with these five key techniques – from 'mind cleaning' to 'worrying by appointment'.
Happiness Hormones: the Neurochemicals of Joy
What are happiness hormones and how can they influence our mood? Learn about serotonin, dopamin and oxytocin, and discover natural ways to boost them.
How Can Happiness Be Measured?
How to measure happiness when it means different things to different people? Discover the techniques used to record happiness levels, despite its subjectivity.
How to Stop Self-Sabotage: 5 Techniques That Work
Self-sabotaging behaviour can stop you from achieving your dreams. Learn how to stop self-sabotage with these five practical techniques.
How to prime your mind for optimism
These five techniques will help you shirt your mindset from negative to positive, opening up more chance for happiness in our day-to-day lives.
Three emerging insights about happiness
Three new insights about happiness, including positive solitude, feeling active and future-mindedness.
The World Happiness Report 2019: key findings
The World Happiness Report for 2019 is out. So, what's the happiest – and the least happiest – country in the world to live in?
Is Happiness Genetic? Here's What Science Says
Is happiness genetic? Lifestyle and environment clearly affect well-being, but the discovery of a 'happiness gene' offers a new perspective.
How to Find Happiness: 11 Science-Backed Tips
Finding happiness in life can be challenging. Boost your well-being and learn how to find happiness and joy with our 11 science-backed ideas.
Do mindfulness apps work?
Mindfulness apps are a relatively new phenomenon: but do they actually work? Let's see if they can reduce stress and improve well-being according to science.