When life feels tough, it's important to still make time to experience some joy—even if it's small. New research shows that ...

Brighten Your Day With These 15 Photos of Beautiful Balloons From Around the World. ... but their ability to bring happiness to almost any situation is inexplicable.

Money does appear to boost happiness — at least for most people — up to earnings of $500,000, according to the new paper published in this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...

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We have been conditioned to believe that happiness is achieved through individual gratification, even though studies show that helping others benefits both our physical health and happiness.

The problem with ‘happiness’ Researchers are still figuring out how people define well-being across countries and cultures. Happiness is a factor, but it’s probably not the only one.

Happiness evolves with the different ages and milestones we experience. Although overall happiness levels may not oscillate dramatically, happiness tends to follow some patterns over the lifespan.

The 2025 World Happiness Report was released last week, and revealed that the U.S. fell behind other countries in North America as well as several in Europe.

The Happiness Museum, part of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Happiness Research Institute/Facebook Hygge, the legendary Danish practice of creating a nice atmosphere.