How to stay warm when you’re working from home (without turning the heating on)

If you’re working from home all or part of the time, the chances are that your home working space is getting chillier as winter sets in....

Why you could have ‘face-ism’ – an extreme tendency to judge people based on their facial features

You’ve finally got an interview for your dream job. Dozens of applications, dozens of rejection letters – but now you’ve got a shot at the job...

How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems

More than 44% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness in the first half of 2021, according to a report from the Centers for...

Gifts of Christmas past: buy secondhand to give your loved ones the gift of nostalgia and imagination

Four tips to avoid your office Christmas party turning into a superspreader event

With Christmas just a month away, the good news is that COVID cases in the UK have been falling, and are now at the lowest we’ve...

How can you tell if something is true? Here are 3 questions to ask yourself about what you see, hear and read

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How...

Spending too much money? Tempted by sales? These ways to ‘hack’ your psychology can help

It’s late November, which means the holiday sales period has well and truly begun. If you haven’t already seen your spending go up, the possibility is...

Profound grief for a pet is normal – how to help yourself or a friend weather the loss of a beloved family member

Kevin Noble/Unsplash, CC BY It’s been three weeks since my partner and I lost our beloved 14.5-year-old dog, Kivi Tarro. It’s impossible to describe what Kivi...

Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years

Thanksgiving doesn’t ring in the ear for months on end, unlike another holiday that lies just ahead. Yet readers may remember a couple of hymns that...

Curious Kids: how many galaxies are there in the universe?

How many galaxies are there beyond the Milky Way? – Rosella, aged 15, Hong Kong A galaxy is a massive collection of gas, dust and billions...