The history of a small town in Pennsylvania offers a timeless lesson on the importance of social support for both physical and mental well-being.

Loneliness isn’t just about being alone or feeling friendless. It’s now recognized as a potentially fatal condition that millions suffer from.

With a glut of information at our fingertips, three authors not only discuss the challenge of determining whom we can trust but also offer some helpful guidelines.

Piers Millett of Oxford University’s Future of Humanity Institute talks about potential global biological catastrophes stemming from such risks as bioterrorism, pandemic disease and genetic manipulation.

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Bouncing back from traumatic stress requires a lot more than a strong will. Understanding why we don’t all respond the same way is a good place to start.

Is there hope for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian impasse in what some have called “a dangerous neighborhood”?

The mining industry may seem an unlikely place to find practical examples of the Golden Rule in action.

That sports, conventionally seen as promoting health, should be deemed a cause of death raises serious ethical questions.

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