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Scientists create a ‘light switch’ for the love hormone: How it could change how humans love and form bonds

Scientists create a ‘light switch’ for the love hormone: How it could change how humans love and form bonds

Scientists have unveiled a revolutionary 'light switch' technique, enabling precise activation of the brain's love hormone, oxytocin. This...

Love quote of the day by Salman Rushdie: “We fall in love with each other’s strengths, but
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Love quote of the day by Salman Rushdie: “We fall in love with each other’s strengths, but
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Salman Rushdie, in 'The Golden House,' reveals love's deeper truth: we're drawn to strengths initially, but lasting love embraces weaknesses. This...

Sabrina Carpenter's love lessons

Sabrina Carpenter's love lessons

Sabrina Carpenter, slated to headline Coachella in 2026, radiates self-esteem and genuine authenticity. Through her music, she imparts essential...

Of Stars, Seagulls, and Love: Loren Eiseley on the First and Final Truth of Life

Of Stars, Seagulls, and Love: Loren Eiseley on the First and Final Truth of Life

Somewhere along the way of life, we learn that love means very different things to different people, and yet all personal love is but a fractal of...

Tree They Planted as Teen Sweethearts Suddenly Had Baby Offshoot Growing After She Got Pregnant

Tree They Planted as Teen Sweethearts Suddenly Had Baby Offshoot Growing After She Got Pregnant

It’s a simple story of well-rooted love, nurtured year after year, blooming, and producing fruit—but the latest chapter has social media...

The Anatomy of a Well‑Equipped Maintenance Shop (And Why It Matters)

The Anatomy of a Well‑Equipped Maintenance Shop (And Why It Matters)

Behind every reliable aircraft is a maintenance shop designed to support accuracy, efficiency, and consistency. While hangars and workshops may...

Tax Oil Companies’ Windfall Profits, Says European Civil Society

Tax Oil Companies’ Windfall Profits, Says European Civil Society

European NGOs call on Ursula von der Leyen to tax excess oil profits to support vulnerable households, industry and the clean energy transition. A...

Positively Uplifting Stories | April 13 2026

Positively Uplifting Stories | April 13 2026

Animals have a way of touching our lives deeply, offering us much needed unconditional love and nonjudgmental support. We have so much to learn...

USDA Creates New Office of Seafood

USDA Creates New Office of Seafood

April 17, 2026 – Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has created the first...

The low-effort way to build real connection: finding your third place

The low-effort way to build real connection: finding your third place

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most people have two main places: home and work. The idea that you need a third sounds obvious the moment you...

The 40 Best Mother’s Day Gifts, Recommended by Moms and Editors

The 40 Best Mother’s Day Gifts, Recommended by Moms and Editors

We’ve tested a lot of products throughout the year, so we can honestly say Mom will love these.

10 Best Sneakers for Arch Support, According to Podiatrists and Editor Testing

10 Best Sneakers for Arch Support, According to Podiatrists and Editor Testing

These top-rated pairs help relieve foot pain with comfy, cushioned support for your arches.

NEVERCREW Explores Our Tenuous Relationship with Nature in Huge Murals

NEVERCREW Explores Our Tenuous Relationship with Nature in Huge Murals

Artists Christian Rebecchi and Pablo Togni have a knack for bringing the immensity of nature to developed urban spaces. Do stories and artists...

How to See More Clearly and Love More Purely: Iris Murdoch on the Angst of Not Knowing Ourselves and Each Other

How to See More Clearly and Love More Purely: Iris Murdoch on the Angst of Not Knowing Ourselves and Each Other

One of the hardest things to learn in life is that the heart is a clock too fast not to break. We lurch into loving, only to discover again and...

Americans Love Fast Food Burgers and Their Favorite Might Surprise You

Americans Love Fast Food Burgers and Their Favorite Might Surprise You

It might not always be the healthiest [
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Is This Blue: Chilean Philosophers Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela on Love and How We Know the World

Is This Blue: Chilean Philosophers Humberto Maturana and Francisco Varela on Love and How We Know the World

Once, in an extreme of despair, I posed to my therapist a version of the haunting thought experiment Mary’s Room: How, I asked her, can a person...

97-Year-Old Still Dresses to Impress the Love of His Life

97-Year-Old Still Dresses to Impress the Love of His Life

Even though age is just a number, [
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Marvel at Manabu Kosaka’s Hyperrealistic Paper Sculptures of Retro Objects

Marvel at Manabu Kosaka’s Hyperrealistic Paper Sculptures of Retro Objects

Kosaka painstakingly replicates vintage radios, game consoles, cameras, and more using just one material. Do stories and artists like this matter...

This Designer Renovated His Best Friend’s Upper East Side Apartment—Relationship Still Intact

This Designer Renovated His Best Friend’s Upper East Side Apartment—Relationship Still Intact

For this deeply personal project, Noah Ruttenberg leans into pattern, character, and a lived-in mix that resists overthinking

Fast Hydrofoils, Floating Logs, & Canada’s Ferry Electrification Challenge

Fast Hydrofoils, Floating Logs, & Canada’s Ferry Electrification Challenge

Vancouver’s recent support for an electric passenger hydrofoil to Bowen Island and Gibsons is an appealing hook because it compresses three...

What’s in a Name? When It Comes to Family Business, Everything

What’s in a Name? When It Comes to Family Business, Everything

Recognize the value of your family name, and take steps to protect it.

Flowers for Things I Don’t Know How to Say: A Tender Painted Lexicon of Consolation and Connection

Flowers for Things I Don’t Know How to Say: A Tender Painted Lexicon of Consolation and Connection

“To be a Flower is profound Responsibility,” Emily Dickinson wrote. From the moment she pressed the first wildflower into her astonishing teenage...

5 relationship lessons to learn from Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli

5 relationship lessons to learn from Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli

They’ve had their share of scrutiny, memes, praise, and criticism. But through all of it, something about their bond has stayed steady. It feels...

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