Health
New Brain Scan Study Reveals How A Psychedelic Trip Looks In Real Time
ByLauren Leffer
Science
Are The Benefits Of Psychedelics Overblown? Here’s One Compelling Case Against The Hype
ByMichiel van Elk and The Conversation
Health
Here’s Why You May Not Be Getting the Benefits You Expected From Mindfulness
ByThe Conversation, Nathaniel Johnson and Hali Kil
Health
Yes, The Pill Can Increase Risk Of Depression — But It’s Not That Simple
ByNatalie C. Tronson and The Conversation
Reel Science
The Fundamental Aspect of Human Emotion that ‘Inside Out 2’ Gets Wrong
ByAnna Gibbs
Can Watching Scary Movies Make You Less Scared IRL? The Science Is Promising
ByBecca Caddy
Health
The Secret Cognitive-Enhancing Powers of Menthol
ByEmily Spencer and The Conversation
Health
You Don't Need To Hug A Tree To Benefit From Nature — Looking at One Is Enough
ByWhitney Fleming and The Conversation
Science
Does Evolution Even Matter Anymore — Or Is Human Progress Just Too Fast for Biology?
ByJose Yong and The Conversation
Health
Ancient Viruses Left Their DNA In Humans — And They Could Help Trigger These Common Diseases
ByRodrigo Duarte, Douglas Nixon, Timothy Powell and The Conversation
Health
When To Quit Therapy, According To A Clinical Psychologist
BySimon Sherry and The Conversation
Health
The First Few Weeks of Exercise Are Often Excruciatingly Painful — Here’s What’s Actually Causing It
ByElana Spivack
Sleep
These 5 Sleep Science Breakthroughs Might Help You Get Better Rest
ByDan Denis and The Conversation
Health
Is Ancient Viral DNA To Blame For Depression, Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder?
ByTimothy Powell, Douglas Nixon, Rodrigo Duarte and The Conversation
Health
This New Map Of Gene Regulation Could Change The Way We See The Human Brain
ByHannah Docter-Loeb
Science
How A Man’s Brain Changes After Becoming A Dad
ByDarby Saxbe and The Conversation
Health
A New Study Found This Molecule Is Linked to Less Anxiety While Stoned
ByElana Spivack
Health
A New Study Is Finally Attempting to Pin Down The Root Causes of Depression
ByThe Conversation, Ian Hickie and Jacob Crouse
Health
LSD — Yes, LSD — Shows Promising Results For Treating Anxiety
ByColin Davidson and The Conversation
Health
What Causes Hoarding? New Research Suggests It Can Start in Childhood
ByThe Conversation and Victoria Ruby-Granger
Detox
Wellness Culture Today Forgot About One Giant Idea From the Original 1970s Movement
ByElana Spivack
Science
Brain Scans Of Jazz Musicians Could Unlock The Mystery Of Creative Flow
ByJohn Kounios, Yvette Kounios and The Conversation
Health
The Real Reason Finland Is The Happiest Country In The World
ByThe Conversation and August Nilsson
Health
This Common Adaptation Could Be The Key To Happiness
ByBruce Hood, Sarah Jelbert and The Conversation
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Health
Not All Stress Harms Us, But Finding The Amount That Does Is Crucial
ByThe Conversation and Lawson R. Wulsin
Health
This Specific Type of Sleep Could Help Protect You From Dementia
ByAndrée-Ann Baril, Matthew Pase and The Conversation
Health
What Makes Us Happy? Here’s What Scientists Actually Know
ByAmber Dance and Knowable Magazine
Health
Can Covid-19 Lead to Cognitive Decline? Here’s What the Evidence Actually Shows
ByZiyad Al-Aly and The Conversation
Health
A Psychiatrist Reveals the Human Emotions That Could Halt Longterm Space Travel
ByThe Conversation and Nick Kanas
Health
A Stress Neurobiologist Reveals the Key Thing We Are All Missing For Good Mental Health
ByKnowable Magazine and Tim Vernimmen
Science
15 Years Ago, an Underrated Sci-Fi Show Revealed a Bizarre Truth About the Human Brain
ByTara Yarlagadda
Star Wars: Could therapy have saved Anakin from the Dark side?
ByDais Johnston
Future of Medicine
Psilocybin: For the terminally ill, mushroom legality may come too late
ByMatigan King and Claire Cameron
HORIZONS
Ketamine can treat depression — but teletherapy could make it accessible
ByNick Hilden
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ByRafael Motamayor
Detox
Can men get postpartum depression? Experts and dads reveal the truth
ByKatie MacBride
Interview
'Psychonauts 2' developers reveal how they made a feel-good nightmare
ByTomas Franzese
The Superhero Issue
Superhero Therapy: How one Chernobyl survivor is helping Ukrainians today
ByOlga Alexandru
Culture
Sad Dads: The battle to recognize postpartum depression in new fathers
ByThe Editors of Fatherly
Patrick Radden Keefe interview: "They wanted permission to be able to market [OxyContin] to kids"
ByKatie MacBride
NTA or YTA?
Am I the Asshole? Why Reddit's favorite question is more popular than ever
ByEmma Magnus
longform
Inside a Covid-19 support group, where a long-haul future is faced head-on
ByAli Pattillo
know yourself
Male infertility increasing? Causes, treatments, and how to take care of your mental health
ByKatie MacBride
just breathe
A quarantine brain hack could also help fight climate change
ByAlex Tzelnic
Longreads
66 years ago, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous tried LSD — and ignited a controversy still raging today
ByKatie MacBride
Hit the trail
The ultimate guide to winter hiking for a busy mind: 5 essential tips
ByStephen J. Bronner
STRATEGY
Does mindfulness change the brain? Research fractures structural hypothesis
ByAli Pattillo
Don't Panic
Ted Lasso's focus on therapy is its greatest gift
ByKatie MacBride
Prince Harry's therapy on Apple TV+ gets right one vital truth about trauma
ByKatie MacBride