Sometime in the autumn of 1861, Charles Darwin was having a bad day. “But I am very poorly today and very stupid and I hate everybody and everything,” he wrote to his friend. On days like that, Darwin ...

Emotions sometimes feel overwhelming and debilitating — but science-backed tools can help us wrangle them. This hour, ...

During a widespread crisis, negative emotions don't simply go away once the workday begins. Organizational scholars who study how emotions affect employees tend to assume that negative emotions equal ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Is nature the ultimate brain hack? New research reveals how real and virtual nature exposure improves emotional well-being.

Many parents believe that their primary job is to ensure their children are happy at all times. They often rush to distract a crying child with a toy or a snack to stop the tears immediately. While ...

Most parents know the frustration of dealing with a child's unexpected public tantrum. But parents are often too quick to call out their child's negative behavior — chastising them for that ...

You probably heard it from your mom a thousand times—fresh air and sunshine; it's the cure for most anything. Now scientists at the University of Houston concur, measuring the impact of mother's ...

Anger, frustration, sadness, loneliness, guilt. These negative emotions that sometimes wash over you don't just vanish. Your body stores them in one very specific place: your hips. The same ones you ...