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Studies have started to recognize the link between art and well-being. Over centuries, people from all walks of life hav...

Left-handedness — sometimes called "sinistrality" — means you prefer to use your left hand rather than your right hand f...

Lower back pain is the leading cause of disability globally but too often patients are let down by the treatment they ar...

Japan's Kyodo News Service says that the six illustrations have been accepted by ISO, the International Organization for...

Maybe you’ve heard that drinking too much coffee causes cancer but a daily cup of green tea lowers your risk. Or perhaps...

An elderly woman who has chosen a life of backpacking in her retirement has won millions of fans on Chinese social media...

Labor union IG Metall secured an unprecedented deal to give a large portion of its 2.3 million members more flexible wor...

Pets can help people manage mental health conditions, particularly in times of crisis, new research finds. People’s emot...

Everyone wants to be that person that never gets sick. The one at the office who somehow skips out on the plague that’s ...

Millennials killed a lot of things last year. Almost daily, it seemed, a headline would appear with news of an industry ...

Sneaky tension triggers might be pushing you to the breaking point—without your even realizing it. Layoffs at work: stre...

"What is cancer?" is the UK's most googled health question in 2017 (so far), data reveals. According to experts at Googl...

You might want to remember these 13 surprising and strange laws next time you're traveling to avoid embarrassment, fines...

There are pretty much two types of people in the world: Those who shut their computers down every night, and those who c...

Ministers should not "criminalise thought" with plans to prosecute people who view extremist content online, the UK's te...

You might already know how important sleep is, and how sleep deprivation can cause a slew of health problems. But have y...

Carrying the shopping, gardening, or vacuuming, can help older people to lead healthier lives for longer, according to l...

In 1922, Einstein was at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, where he was on a lecture tour, and had recently learned that he h...

Your weekends need to feel different from your weekdays, which happens if you rotate in different activities and hobbies...

Let’s be honest: Nothing is worse than waking up already dreading the day. For one, it be a sign that you’re in the wron...

Horrified by the huge court damages being awarded over bicycle-related accidents, cyclists in Japan are rushing to buy e...

According to new research, we’re happiest at two points in our lives—not just one. Researchers at the London School of E...

Cigarette smoke seeps into everything—clothing, furniture, rugs. Now, researchers at the University of California, River...

Being active and eating well helps keep your body healthy, but these habits can also aid in keeping your mind sharp. To ...

A good gadget solves a problem, but solving a problem isn’t the same as making your life easier. A fitness tracker might...

The American workplace is grueling, stressful and surprisingly hostile. So concludes an in-depth study of 3,066 U.S. wor...

A Wisconsin company is to become the first in the US to microchip employees. Three Square Market is offering to implant ...

Explorers throughout history have searched for the legendary fountain of youth. And while the elusive fountain has yet t...

Using money to free-up time is linked to increased happiness, a study says. In an experiment, individuals reported great...

Nasa is seeking a new "planetary protection officer" tasked with defending the earth from alien life. More specifically,...

Scientists are sucking carbon dioxide from the air with giant fans and preparing to release chemicals from a balloon to ...

Long hours at work can leave you feeling stressed and exhausted, but they may also be affecting your heart health. Accor...

YouTube has started to redirect searches for violent extremism content sometimes used to recruit ISIS members to anti-te...

New diesel and petrol cars and vans will be banned in the UK from 2040 in a bid to tackle air pollution, the government ...

One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, accord...

It isn't all about cat videos. YouTube generates billions of views a day across news, music, movies, shows, live streams...

“Flight attendants will not drink hot water on the plane. They will not drink plain coffee, and they will not drink plai...

Eating Smart And Enjoying Your Meals Aren't Mutually Exclusive Japanese food is viewed as being one of the healthiest in...

Former President Bill Clinton established National Men’s Health Week in 1994 and it has been celebrated every year since...

Pesticides are dangerous by design. Their job, after all, is to wipe out living organisms, so it's no surprise that they...

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk is launching a new company called Neuralink with the intention of connecting computer...

Mindfulness has become trendy around the world in recent years – but in Japan, it’s been ingrained into the culture for ...

Seasoned travelers know how to make efficient use of their suitcase space, but it takes a real pro to travel without a s...

"The art of seeing has to be learned." It's much like practicing mindfulness, really. While that sounds like a laudable ...

Desperate to overcome Japan's growing shortage of labor, mid-sized companies are planning to buy robots and other equipm...

Many people are unsure about exactly what machine learning is. But the reality is that it is already part of everyday li...

If you want to get rich fast, then donning a pinstriped suit and heading for the City has traditionally been seen as the...

Dogs used to be thought of as guards, then as companions. Now they are being treated like children. No longer are they s...

According to a recent study from the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine at Loughborough University in the U...

Anyone who has worked in an open office or shared a confined space with colleagues knows ambient sounds become synonymou...