Health

Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – Teens looking at their smartphones.

Health, Mental Health

Australia takes aim at social media announcing ban for all kids 16 and under

Tod Perry

11/8/2024
Homeowners celebrate the completion of their new home in Cambodia's Siem Reap Province alongside Habitat for Humanity volunteers and staff.

In Partnership With Habitat For Humanity →

Culture, Family

A safe, stable home can change lives for the better. Here’s how Habitat for Humanity wants to make that possible for everyone.

Sarah Watts

3/25/2026
Photo credit: Tiktok – Some important regulation going on here.

Health, Mental Health, Popular

Therapist on TikTok perfectly explains ‘glimmering’ and how it’s vital for our health

Heather Wake

11/7/2024
Photo credit: Canva – Having a bad day? Try this easy hack to turn it around.

Health, Mental Health

Woman shares genius hack to turning a bad day around. It’s easy and free.

Jacalyn Wetzel

11/7/2024
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – Two coworkers making small talk.

Health, Mental Health, Popular

Stanford communications expert says this is the best way to start a conversation

Tod Perry

11/7/2024
Photo credit: August de Richelieu – Family dinners can be low key, fun, and crucial.

Family, Health, Mental Health, Parenting

Make every family dinner count with these expert-backed tips for deeper connection

Greg Sullivan

11/7/2024
Photo credit: Debra.ie – Colin Farrell and Emma Fogarty cross the finish line of the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.

Celebrity, Friendship, Health, Joy, Pop Culture, Popular

Colin Farrell’s finishes emotional marathon with friend who was told she’d never live to 40

Greg Sullivan

10/31/2024
Photo credit: Photo by Norma Gabriela Galván – A cat, getting ready to do some not-quite-hard time.

Health, Joy, Mental Health, Pets, Popular

200 cats facing euthanasia get new lives helping rehabilitate South Carolina inmates

Greg Sullivan

10/31/2024
Photo credit: Image via Wolters Kluwer Health. – Which twin smoked?

Health, Popular, Wellness

Trying to guess which twin smokes is the perfect way to help you quit

Upworthy Staff

10/30/2024
Photo credit: via Canva/Photos – Some colorful public restroom doors.

Health, Popular, Public Health

The answer we’ve been begging to know: Why are pubic bathroom doors so uncomfortably short?

Tod Perry

10/30/2024
Photo credit: via Unsplash – “What things are frowned upon for no obvious reason?”

Health, Mental Health, Popular

19 people reveal the things they think are ‘frowned upon’ for no good reason

Tod Perry

10/29/2024
Photo credit: via Andy Malmin/Flickr – Ven. Thich Thong Hai prays by a statue of Buddha in the garden at the <a href="https://www.venturabuddhistcenter.org/">Ventura Buddhist Center</a>.

Health, Mental Health, Popular

Neuroscience learns what Buddhism has known for ages: There is no constant self

Upworthy Staff

10/29/2024
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Remembering Holly Butcher/Facebook used with permission. – Holly Butcher left behind her best life advice before she passed away at 27.

Health, Mental Health, Popular

27-year-old who died of cancer left behind final advice that left the internet in tears

Upworthy Staff

10/28/2024
Photo credit: via Canva – A couple doing balance practice.

Health, Public Health

A simple balance test can show your real biological age

Tod Perry

10/27/2024
Photo credit: Photo courtesy of CC BY-ND, Immo Klink and Marco Godoy – Spikes line the concrete to prevent sleeping.

Health, Popular, Public Health

Artists got fed up with these ‘anti-homeless spikes.’ So they made them a bit more … comfy.

Upworthy Staff

10/26/2024
Photo credit: via Gage Skidmore/Flickr – Bill Nye "The Science Guy"

Health, Popular, Women’s Health

Follow Bill Nye’s lead and use science to quiet pro-lifers

Upworthy Staff

10/25/2024