Small, evidence-based practices are helping teachers foster connection, resilience, and hope amid extraordinary uncertainty.

Researchers are exploring what epidemiology—the science of how disease spreads—might teach us about spreading compassion.

Here are the 20 most popular Greater Good articles from the past year, according to Google Analytics, followed by our staff’s nominations for the 10 best (but not-as-popular) articles we published in ...

A new book investigates how the U.S. criminal justice system targets survivors of domestic violence to prosecute them for ...

A major driver of age-related health decline is inflammation. Inflammation is our immune system’s response to injury, ...

When "the Compassion Guy" was killed, his sister was presented with the ultimate test of forgiveness and compassion.

Leslie and Josh came to therapy to talk about their son’s problems in school. But it soon became apparent that they had a different problem altogether—one common to working parents. Their daily ...

It was a Words with Friends chat that first gave Megan Phelps-Roper pause. People have a marked tendency to cling to past investments, whether financial, social, or emotional—even when it becomes ...

Confronting your unmet expectations can clarify what matters to you, strengthen your resilience, and spark creativity.

Sometimes, the things we can do for our happiness are small and easy: getting a little sun, saying thank you, lending a hand. Other times, they take a little more practice and work. That’s the case ...

At the end of winter break at a West St. Paul, Minnesota, elementary school, more than 50 students did not return to class. At the time, federal immigration agents were conducting military-style ...

Even amid the roughest of backdrops, progress continues. This year brought the world not only several high-profile setbacks—from democratic backsliding in the United States to war in the Middle ...