Interviews + profiles

She's the Sugarplum Fairy. Her 8-year-old daughter is an angel. Performing together in New York City Ballet’s 'The Nutcracker' is a dream — and an important parenting moment. / Yahoo Life

Fauci discusses HIV vaccine research after most recent trial failure: 'I don't give up on it' / Yahoo News

3 questions for astronauts on the International Space Station on the health impacts of a long-duration mission / Yahoo News

CDC director Mandy Cohen shares how she keeps her family healthy during the holiday season — and how you can do the same / Yahoo Life

American Girl's 'The Care and Keeping of You' became a beloved guide for tween girls 25 years ago. Its author explains why the book resonated with so many — and the updates it needed. / Yahoo Life

Here's what the data says about the breastfeeding vs. formula feeding debate: An interview with economist and parenting guru Emily Oster / Yahoo Life

What does ‘the world’s happiest man’ do when he’s sad? What we can learn from him and 13 other experts on finding joy. / Yahoo Life

A Rockette explains how she stays healthy (and sane) during 'Christmas Spectacular' season / Yahoo Life

Autism advocate Temple Grandin discusses her new book and what it means to be a visual thinker / Yahoo Life

A day in the life of New York City Ballet star Unity Phelan. / Yahoo Life

She's the 1st Radio City Rockette with a visible disability. Sydney Mesher on performing with a limb difference / Yahoo Life

From Sarah Jessica Parker to Nicky Hilton: Professional dancers and stylish celebrities share how to live like a ballerina / Yahoo Life

The quirky side of mental health + human behavior

6 surprising takeaways from the 2025 World Happiness Report / Yahoo Life

The psychology behind how voters choose a candidate. / Yahoo Life

Does 'The White Lotus' have you checking your horoscope? How to have a healthy relationship with astrology. / Yahoo Life

How magic works: Magicians share 6 psychological secrets they use to trick us / Yahoo Life

Kids aren't invited to Toy Fair. But the 2025 industry expo can tell us a lot about the playthings they'll be asking for. / Yahoo Life

From 'unboxing' videos to holiday gift giving, why do we love to watch people open stuff? Psychologists have some theories. / Yahoo Life

What is 'lemonading'? Why playful people are better at coping with life's challenges, according to a new study. / Yahoo Life

Why rewatching our favorite movies makes us feel good. / Yahoo Life

January always feels like it drags. The psychology behind why the month seems especially long. / Yahoo Life

Can the open-concept floor plan impact mental health? Why the home trend popularized by HGTV may be on the way out. / Yahoo Life

Could magic mushrooms have health benefits? Researchers hope psilocybin, its active ingredient, could help depression, addiction and more. / Yahoo Life

Trending topics in health + science

U.S. surgeon general is calling for alcohol warning labels to note cancer risk. Why they haven't been updated in 36 years. / Yahoo Life

‘The Last of Us’ is fiction, but these deadly fungus threats are real — and climate change could mean more of them / Yahoo News

AI and health care: Should we be worried? / Yahoo News

'He put a face on the injury.' 3 ways Christopher Reeve and his foundation revolutionized spinal cord injury research. / Yahoo Life

Jimmy Carter spent nearly 2 years in hospice. How the former president challenged common misconceptions about end-of-life care. / Yahoo Life

Women's pain and discomfort has a history of being ignored in health care. Here are 2 ways that's starting to change. / Yahoo Life

5 years after the pandemic started, COVID-19 is still around. Masks? Not so much. / Yahoo Life

The spiraling problem of doctor shortages and burnout / Yahoo News

Do I need to worry about Disease X? Here's what experts say about the threat posed by unknown future pandemics. / Yahoo Life

Hot history topics

“The New Roaring ‘20s” is a series of articles and videos on how the issues America faced in the 1920s — aka “the Roaring ’20s” — have echoes in our own decade, a century later.

How the 19th Amendment shaped women's rights / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

The U.S. has held an election during a pandemic before. Here’s what happened in 1918. / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

Will the post-coronavirus economy come roaring back? Lessons from the 1918 pandemic and the Roaring '20s / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

Historic House vote could bring women one step closer to equality in the Constitution / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

How another president tried to hide his illness during a pandemic — and the disaster it created / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

No ordinary flu: Coronavirus and the lessons of the 1918 pandemic for a world on edge / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

House paves the way for historic anti-lynching bill to head to president’s desk / Yahoo News / The New Roaring ‘20s

A history of breastfeeding and formula shaming: How did we get here? / Yahoo Life

The controversial history of wet nursing and what the 'informal,' 'underground' practice looks like today / Yahoo Life

The spellbinding history of Halloween costumes and how they've evolved / Yahoo Life

Travel + culture

Red Square rendezvous: Visiting Lenin's body in Moscow / CNN Travel

'Rusiano' revolution: How Moscow does coffee / CNN Travel

I can't say I'm Irish, but I am Irish-American / CNN Opinion