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Aug 29 The tiny ghost galaxies orbiting the Milky Way are among the oldest and most pristine in the universe, and Hubble… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 29 Keeping enjoyment in life as you age is less a fight than a change of emphasis the years invite The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 29 The strength the inspirational quotes promise is real, and more ordinary than they let on The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 29 Curiosity, learning and reflection really do shape a life, and the science shows how The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 28 A rock album at 77, a global literacy legacy and no interest in winding down Jeanette Brown
Aug 28 Being a great father and a great husband call on the same character, used in two very different shapes The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 28 Deep unhappiness usually hides in two ordinary habits, and both can be unlearned The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 Charm, intelligence and insight really will get you a long way, but the claim is mostly true and slightly dangerous… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 Children who spend at least three hours a week playing on uneven natural ground develop measurably better balance and… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 In 1950, a Yale professor named Josef Albers began handing his students coloured paper squares instead of paint and… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 The lone wolf image sells strength but often delivers strain, because the research is clear that facing life's hard… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 Overthinking the moment the lights go off is closely tied to how the brain processes unresolved emotions, and… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 The things people quietly stop caring about once they reach sixty tend to be the ones that cost the most and returned… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 The clothing older people still wear that everyone writes off as outdated tends to be quietly comfortable, genuinely… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 Did children of the sixties and seventies really handle adversity better than kids today? The evidence splits neatly in… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 Stop seeking admiration and go for meaning, because the research holds an unsettling twist The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 The heart sees what money can't, and the research draws the line with surprising precision The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 27 Words shape our world is truer than it sounds, and one famous car-crash experiment shows how changing a single verb can… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 26 Nobody talks about why so many people cry the first time they eat alone in a restaurant after decades of marriage, and… The Artful Age Editorial Team
Aug 26 Adults who feel more like themselves at 60 than they did at 30 aren't experiencing a personality change, they're… The Artful Age Editorial Team