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friendship, tap out, military, graduation, TikTok, family, community

Air Force graduate tears up when friend steps in to ‘tap him out’ during graduation

Mark Wales – 5/8/2026

Teens contribute in ways that go far beyond organized volunteering.

Teens aren’t as disengaged as you may think: What adults get wrong about adolescents’ civic contributions

Good Partner – 5/8/2026

intimacy, sexual relationships, chores, housework, sex life, fairness

How couples divide chores may shape sexual desire in ways you wouldn’t expect

Who does the dishes might matter more than you think.

Mark Wales – 5/11/2026

Spanish town shaded from punishing summer heat thanks to senior knitters and their colorful blankets

People who dread working out are trying ‘micro walks,’ and the results feel great

How does your brain decide between the road not taken or the same old route? Resolving conflicting memories is key to navigation

Most people don’t know what they don’t know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner

You can change your emotions – but it’s a 2‑step process that takes some effort

Featured Stories

Support for students is one value that both Democrats and Republicans alike value in a teacher.

What makes a good teacher? Ask a Republican and a Democrat, and they are likely to agree

Good Partner – 5/13/2026

therapy, depression, positive affect treatment, happiness, mental health, feel good

A new therapy is helping people find joy again, and it’s flipping how we treat depression

Mark Wales – 5/13/2026

Two persons applying sunscreen while sitting on a beach.

59% of Americans worry about sunscreen chemicals. Only 32% understand how sunscreen works.

Good Partner – 5/8/2026

Surreal clip shows blue fireball lighting up Europe at night. A girl accidentally caught it on camera

Surreal clip shows blue fireball lighting up Europe at night. A girl accidentally caught it on camera

Glimpses of the bright blue meteor were later recorded in parts of Portugal and Spain.

Zoheb Alam – 05/20/24

Featured Stories

A view of the San Antonio River walkway in San Antonio, Texas.

Everyday Economics

The salary you need to live comfortably in 100 US cities

Big-city comfort comes with a six-figure price tag.

Good Partner – 5/8/2026

Watching how dogs approach life can provide lessons for leaders.

Dogs display many traits of great leaders − here are 5 breeds that can be your leadership role models

Research shows that doing exercise around other people improves your chances of sticking with it.

You know exercise is good for you – so why is it so hard to put it into practice?

South Korean soldiers oversee the arrival of a batch of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. government on June 5, 2021.

Foreign aid’s hidden benefit: Recipients are more likely to pay the generosity forward

Your memory is not a camera.

Photographic memory is a myth – here’s what research really says about remembering

Ongoing stress can send the nervous system into a state of heightened sensitivity.

How workplace stress hijacks the nervous system to cause headaches − and a neurologist’s guide to managing them

After years of free babysitting, she told her sister ‘no.’ Then came the backlash.

One sister expected endless free childcare—the other just wanted her time to be valued.

Adam Albright Hanna & GOOD Staff – 09/19/25

After years of free babysitting, she told her sister ‘no.’ Then came the backlash. — Babysitter plays with two children

The Latest

Sneezing, wheezing … it’s allergy season.

Pollen allergies are brutal this year – a doctor explains why, and how to find relief

Good Partner – 5/6/2026

TikTok, Instagram, Viral video, stutter, singing, community, speech therapy

Young boy struggles through painful stutter until his singing videos change everything

Mark Wales – 5/5/2026

A pocket garden at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey.

Pocket gardens: The tiny urban oases with surprisingly big benefits

Good Partner – 5/4/2026

Various books for middle graders.

This elementary school banned screens in the middle of the year. Will it solve their reading crisis?

Good Partner – 5/4/2026

When you hear about some new research finding, consider how it fits into the context of other related studies.

‘A study showed…’ isn’t enough – scientific knowledge builds incrementally as researchers investigate and revisit questions

Good Partner – 5/4/2026

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