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More than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism, economic inequality, as well as unequal access to justice. These issues are stopping the country from developing into the kind of society that Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for during his years as a civil rights activist.As a result, King’s words and work are still relevant. I study the civil rights movement and the field of peace geographies. Peace geographies thinks about how different groups of people approach and work toward building the kind of peaceful society…

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.”Often, sleep is the first thing to suffer when you’re busy. But skimping on shut-eye is the worst thing you can do to yourself, especially during stressful times. “Sleep isn’t a luxury,” says Michael Sabia, M.D., the division head of the Cooper University Health Care Pain Management Program, an associate professor of anesthesiology at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and the author of The Wellness Formula: Unlocking a Doctor’s Secrets to Longevity and Optimal Health. “It’s a biological necessity and the cornerstone of human wellness.…

Over the last two weeks, a lot of clients have been talking about wanting to feel calm in their day-to-day life. It’s one of the goals they hope to achieve this year. They have been contemplating how to develop capacity for greater calm in various situations. One client told me how phone notifications get her so worked up, she begins to imagine worst case work scenarios and all of this leads her to feeling unsafe and anxious. Another spoke about how he has been having explosive outbursts with family, where a small comment can irritate him and lead to an…

Both sides of the discovered arrowhead – credit, Marlize Lombard / SWNS Scientists identified traces of a poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads dating back 60,000 years, making it the oldest known arrow poison discovered anywhere in the world. The researchers say the find shows that people in southern Africa had already developed advanced knowledge of toxic substances and how they could be used for hunting long before anyone had anticipated. Scientists from South Africa and Sweden made the discovery on 60,000-year-old quartz arrowheads from Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu-Natal. The research team identified chemical…

Even when it feels as though the odds are stacked against you, hold on to hope. Even the smallest glimmer can make all the difference. Hope gives us the courage to keep going, to take positive action even when continuing feels impossible. “To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step.” – Rosa Parks This week, we share uplifting stories that highlight the power of hope in the most challenging times. A deaf dog spreads love and kindness everywhere he goes A woman achieves her engineering dream, defying all odds A community offers support to…

February Is “211 Awareness Month.” Sign Up Now For Training Opportunity. In honor of “211 Awareness Month,” an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training workshop is available to the public. BOYNTON BEACH, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — Local residents looking to make a difference in mental health awareness have a unique opportunity to gain life-saving skills next month. In honor of “211 Awareness Month,” 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast is hosting a two-day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) workshop on February 11 and 12. The event, held at the CSC Palm Beach County office at…

Last Updated:January 13, 2026, 08:00 ISTData shows with AI productivity expectations are rising, but mental health, satisfaction remain low. The question is not whether hustle culture is harmful, but whether it is dyingAutomation, AI tools, and hybrid work models were expected to reduce manual load, streamline tasks, and free up time. In practice, the opposite has often happened. (Getty Images)US tech entrepreneur and anti-ageing advocate Bryan Johnson called hustle culture “terrible for health” and warned that late-night work habits should not be seen as “heroic”.For more than a decade, hustle culture has shaped employees in India. Long hours were framed…

A decade-long study following Irish mothers suggests that the mental health benefits of breastfeeding may extend well beyond the postnatal period, highlighting a possible long-term link between infant feeding and maternal well-being. Study: Breastfeeding and later depression and anxiety in mothers in Ireland: a 10-year prospective observational study. Image credit: Nastyaofly/Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in BMJ Open, researchers examined whether breastfeeding is associated with a lower likelihood of mothers experiencing anxiety and depression in later life. They found that Irish women who had breastfed were less likely to report anxiety or depression over the 10-year follow-up period. Why…

5 years ago, the world’s oldest known cave painting of an animal, a pig 45,000 years old, is discovered in Leang Tedongnge cave on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. As GNN reported at the time, the painting is of a Sulawesi warty pig, a species hunted and depicted often in Sulawesi cave art from the Last Glacial Period. READ more about the image… (2021) Maxime Aubert Measuring 53 inches by 21 inches (136cm by 54cm), the pig is accompanied by two human handprints just above its hindquarters, and a pair of pigs off to the right which are only partially visible. The…

Next to the need for safe and supportive housing, people experiencing homelessness are also in desperate need of mental and behavioral healthcare. To bridge the gap, Albany County in New York is implementing a new program designed to meet unhoused people where they are at.The county has employed a team of six people: A nurse, a mental health clinician, a case manager, a mental health care advocate, a certified alcohol and substance abuse counselor, and a supervising mental health clinician. Together, they are a street psychiatry team, working in public spaces to support people in need of care.Liz Frye, M.D., M.P.H., carries…