This article is part of a series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity. Research by scientists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham may herald a breakthrough in the ...

On March 5, 2015 the Moscow Times reported that Gvidon, a mute swan, died of depression at the Limpopo Zoo a few months after his life partner, Tsarevna, was cruelly killed by a zoo visitor. Why is ...

When stress, fear or sadness weigh on us, our hearts can suffer — even break. But there are ways to mend our broken hearts. This hour, TED speakers share stories and ideas about soothing heartache.

The heart is the seat of emotion. The heart is the symbol of love. Our language is full of words and terms that tie the heart to love, or the opposite. You’re all familiar with the term heartthrob, ...

My talented colleague Todd Martens spent much of the past year living — and reporting — this story on the science of heartbreak, how it affects our brains and can alter our bodies. I can’t think of ...

There really isn’t much of a recipe for a broken heart. We all find our own tools, our own strategies, on a path that’s rarely straightforward… or easy. “Heartbreak is a life experience that you have ...

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. One of the unavoidable downsides of being a human being (besides, y'know, paying bills and working ...