Helping pays off: People who care for others live longer

Older people who help and support others live longer, a new study has concluded. The results of these findings show that this kind of caregiving can have a positive effect on the mortality of the carers.

EXCLUSIVE: Interview with UAE's Minister of Tolerance

UAE Minister of Tolerance H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi says everyone including diplomats, clergymen and ministers have been consulted with to set up a program to promote tolerance.

This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Meditate

Meditation, long considered to be a ”frou-frou” thing only hippies and Buddhists bothered with, has now become a worldwide relaxation and health trend.

MRI scans show that running may affect the structure and function of the brain

Runners' brains appear to have greater functional connectivity than non-runners' brains, according to new research.

Younger generations stand out in beliefs about organic, GM foods

Younger adults are more likely than older adults to think organic foods are better for their health and to believe GM foods are worse.

The Perfect Meditation Space

Inscape has infused a modern delivery of a traditional practice to facilitate meditation in a new way, one that's relevant to 21st-century lifestyles.

US's teens build mobile tiny homes for local homeless community

Seattle teens are working to design and build safe transitional housing for homeless.

A response to anti-Muslim rhetoric from Amazon

Amazon's latest commercial targets anti-Muslim rhetoric by highlighting commonalities between a priest and an imam.

Green Entrepreneurs Need to Think Like Eco-Citizens

Eco-citizens adopt a philosophical approach to life. It’s holistic. Eco-citizens see themselves as small cogs in a large interwoven ecological system. They care for sustainability and biodiversity and, yet, understand that the industrial world has already used much of the planet’s ecological capital.

How Meditation Reduced Violence in a Mexico Prison

Apodaca prison in Mexico was the scene of one of the most violent jail incidents but it is now among the calmest in the country thanks to meditation technique.

Overhauling How We Teach Our Kids in a World of Accelerating Change

Five issues with today’s elementary schools, five guiding principles for future education and exponential technologies for our classrooms.

He Aims to Solve Hunger in Chicago by Bringing Food Waste Down to Zero

An ingenious app of Raj Karmani, Zero Percent, connects restaurants and schools that have surplus food with nonprofits that bring the food to those in need.

Why the World Is Better Than Ever - and Will Get Better Still

If you read or watch the news, you'll likely think the world is falling to pieces.. But there’s another story, a story the news doesn’t often report. This story is backed by data, and it says we’re actually living in the most peaceful, abundant time in history.

Holistic consumerism

Holistic consumerism is one of the major shifts that have been noted in the health and wellness category. Aside from simple exercise and nutrition, mental health is also thrown into the mix, which accounts for positivity, mindfulness, relaxation and self-care.

" The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence "
- Nikola Tesla -