The bright side is that there’s no time to be sad about being single — Being single on Valentine’s Day tends to suck. If you’re a human being who can hear and see, the holiday’s relentless marketing is going to find you and make you feel like the little match girl looking through the window of a family’s massive holiday dinner, shivering in the cold. …

Plus, how to make your worries actually productive — Worrying has become a routine part of many people’s lives these days. And while stress and anxiety are often categorized as irrational or unnecessary, it’s easy to understand why worry, in the scary universe of now, is ubiquitous. When it comes to making decisions of any kind, there’s always some…

Scientists are striving to avert the next storm’s impact on the water supply — When Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico in September 2017, the storm destroyed most of the island’s electrical grid. …

All you need is a little time and creativity to celebrate Halloween at home — Spooky season’s up against some challenges this year, since traditional Halloween events, like trick-or-treating, haunted house tours, and massive costume parties where you’re almost guaranteed to puke somewhere embarrassing, are most likely out. While that’s definitely a bummer, it doesn’t mean you’re out of ways to celebrate.

Here’s how to jump-start the ‘growth mindset’ you need to succeed — Back in late May, during the height of lockdown in the Northeast, I fell into a major creative slump. …

*Orders pizza-shaped float* — The Bay Area has kicked off its warmest months. As we’ve been baking in record-degree heat, you’ve probably fantasized about floating in a pool. Unfortunately, public pools are closed and you’re probably not planning a vacation or hotel stay anytime soon. …

Revisiting the familiar helped us early in the pandemic, but now we have to look to the future, not the past — Within the first month of coronavirus lockdowns, I started binge-watching Dawson’s Creek. For some reason, during a time of great uncertainty, letting the dulcet tones of “I Don’t Want to Wait” wash over me became the coziest blanket to wrap myself up in. I started rifling through old yearbooks, scheduling…

You’ll escape the confines of the city, sure, but at what cost? — You know you’ve fantasized about it at least once during the pandemic. Instead of sitting in your shoebox apartment staring longingly at the one tree outside, hoping for a visit from the fire escape pigeon, you could be surrounded by tons of non-rat birds and chipmunks and deer that greet…

It may feel unnatural at first, but it’s the best thing for your body — Breathing easily has always been a vital part of well-being. Thanks to the pandemic, however, this simple biological function has been compromised for many infected people, and remains threatened for everyone else who’s susceptible to getting Covid-19. But what if changing the way you breathe could potentially help protect you…