“It’s mixed feelings – happiness, sadness, grief, and worry,” said Gil Dickmann, whose cousin Carmel Gat, 41, a hostage, was supposed to be part of this ceasefire deal.

In that mental image, I foresaw the high chances I’d get low blood sugar again. Instead of feeling the familiar rush of annoyance, though, I began to smile. At this moment, I felt content with the ...

Mapping global happiness and conflict at the city level across the entire planet has long been a holy grail of the research community, with applications ranging from psychology and humanitarian ...

The museum texts back with a related image from its collection. Photo: The New York Times An undated handout screenshot of a text conversation with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Mania and depression are not emotions like happiness or sadness. These are changes to our moods and experiences of life.

In another win for the good guys, it appears that happiness is more likely to come about spontaneously than is sadness. A report of the emotions-as-diseases research has been published in the ...

That deep, empty, and hollow pit you feel in your chest sometimes? Yeah, that horrible feeling is sadness. And while you may come to hate it because of how it makes you feel, don't. Sadness is an ...

So there are three different types of tears. Psychic tears (happiness, sadness) are caused by extreme emotions. Basal tears are made to keep the cornea lubricated. Reflex tears (onions, tear gas ...

The more friends you have that are content with their lives, the more likely you are to become content. We discuss the reasons why with The author of a groundbreaking study on contagious happiness.