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Learning to identify and cultivate these feelings could give you a richer and more successful life

Science suggests that though people struggle to remember their native language, they never really lose it.

The UK is being drawn into a Brexit half of its nations don’t want, propelled by an outdated version of English nationhood, writes David Marquand, a former Labour MP and a former chief adviser to the European commission president

‘Citizens of the world’ can be seen as individualistic high flyers who want a borderless world. But the reality is far more nuanced, writes Irene Skovgaard-Smith.

We are not used to the idea of machines making ethical decisions, but the day when they will routinely do this - by themselves - is fast approaching.

Pakistanis are asking: Can men get away with things that women can't?

Deadly rampages are happening more often and claiming more lives. Here's how the US changed.

An 18-country survey suggests 79% of respondents are worried about fake news stories.

When the logic of capitalism means universities are run as businesses, much is lost. Reclaiming literature is crucial to understanding the times we live in

Our elites used to keep calm in a crisis. But now – with the Tories fighting to the death over Brexit and the tabloids terrified by Corbyn – they’ve lost their heads

Most women experience some form of street harassment, but what type of behaviour are we talking about?

A new theory of emotions reveals just how easily our feelings can be shaped by context – offering some powerful ways for dealing with stress.

What drives people to spend thousands on products and experiences that could cost far less? Tiffanie Wen investigates

Meat consumption is devastating some of the world’s most valuable and vulnerable regions, due to the vast amount of land needed to produce animal feed, a report has warned. The growing popularity of a Western diet, which contains high levels of meat and dairy, means an area 1.5 times the size of the European Union would be saved if global consumption of animal products was reduced to meet nutritional requirements, according to the WWF.

Why a certain variant of the language came to be regarded as the ‘standard’ and why its variants were demoted to ‘dialect’ status is a product of history and politics

Citizenship applications by UK nationals in other EU countries more than double since the Brexit vote.

Imagine a world where an asteroid hadn’t wiped out the dinosaurs. What would have happened afterwards – and how might their presence have affected mammals like us?