Being cheerful on the outside can help you – and others – feel it on the inside Cheerfulness can boost your energy levels, even in tough times – as philosophers and writers have long recognised, writes Donna Ferguson
Contemplation can help problem-solving and boost creativity, study claims People prefer to keep busy rather than to enjoy a moment of reflection, researchers find
It took catching Covid to get my children out of my bed, but I can finally sleep again After seven years of sleeping together, this bonding exercise was difficult to stop, and now I’m glad we’ve made the break, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
Monkeypox shows that if we can’t talk openly about sex and disease, bigots will There has been a lack of public information on the virus. Half-truths and homophobia have filled the vacuum, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
How much money is needed for ideal life? Most are OK with £8m, study finds Research counters idea that everyone wants to be as rich as possible, though many Americans want $100bn
Dream-enactment disorder rose up to fourfold during pandemic, study finds Exclusive: Condition most prevalent among those who had Covid, raising possibility of link with Parkinson’s disease
Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds Data shows people finding it harder to sleep, especially women and older people, with serious health impacts
Tories urged not to betray working women by ditching employment bill Fears flagship bill will be left out of Queen’s speech despite promise to fight sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination
EU officials being trained to meditate to help fight climate crisis Exclusive: Early results from ‘applied mindfulness’ courses suggests they have helped overcome despair that little can be done
For the first time in 200 years, people on this Canadian island will be without a doctor Fogo Island will lose its only full-time physician in June, leaving the community to journey six hours away to find care