You probably heard it from your mom a thousand times—fresh air and sunshine; it's the cure for most anything. Now scientists ...

Get cut off in rush-hour traffic and you may feel angry for the whole trip, or even snap at a noisy child in the back seat. Get an unexpected smile from that same kid and you may feel like rush hour — ...

Get cut off in traffic and you might feel angry for the rest of the trip. The experience leads to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new study of how this process may happen in the ...

Get cut off in traffic, and you may feel angry for the rest of the trip or even the whole day. That's because experiences like that lead to an emotional response. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on a new ...

Imagine waking up on a sunny Saturday morning. Your two kids and the family dogs jump into bed, filling the room with laughter and wagging tails. You feel a surge of happiness, relishing in this warm, ...

An incredible new map could help explain why anger feels similar to fear, and why being in love makes you feel warmhearted. Researchers have used AI to analyse brain imaging data, revealing how we ...

Emotions guide our actions. They help us decide whether to start, maintain, shift, or stop what we are doing—based on our current bodily state, the surrounding context, and the meaning we give to both ...