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Researchers across disciplines have attempted to define, categorize, and measure the elusive experience of love.

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Small practices, repeated regularly and with intentionality, can help students feel a sense of belonging at school.

A new study looks outside the home to see how children's surroundings impact their cognitive and emotional development.

A new study suggests that making small online donations can make you happier and help alleviate depressive symptoms.

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Reading children's books with authentic representations of Arab Americans can cultivate empathy and a sense of identity in children. Compassionate dialogue isn’t just about talking and listening—it's ...

“It is much safer to be feared than loved,” writes Niccolò Machiavelli in The Prince, his classic 16th-century treatise advocating manipulation and occasional cruelty as the best means to power.