People find happiness in material security, sharing meals and helping strangers. Here’s what that looks like in Finland, ...

The results are in for the 2025 World Happiness Report, and yet again Nordic countries top the list in self-reported well-being. While this year’s report, which focuses on “the impact of caring and ...

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan long ago dispensed with the notion of gross national product as a gauge of well-being. The king decreed that his people would aspire to ...

Ha Vinh, the former program director of the Gross National Happiness Center, debuts with a novel program on how to build happier communities, offering a “step-by-step approach to cultivating and ...

A new study says money really can buy you happiness. Researchers at the University of British Columbia recruited 300 people across seven countries. They then gave 200 participants $10,000 while the ...

Zoocasa study looks at where big-city residents feel happiest, and how much that happiness costs in terms of housing.

Research participants who had seen a picture of a fast-food burger and fries subsequently rated themselves less happy upon viewing 10 photographs of natural scenic beauty (4.86, on average, versus ...