A new study finds climate change is weakening human connection, increasing isolation, and making communities less resilient ...

Climate change is widely understood as an environmental and economic threat, but new research from the University of Sydney ...

New documentary features groundbreaking science exploring the vital importance of human social connection on our physical and ...

Despite mounting evidence that social connection is vital to physical health, new Brigham Young University research shows most people, including doctors, still underestimate its importance. Research ...

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Loneliness and social isolation carry the same health risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, according to experts who say loneliness is on the rise in the U.S. Recent data from Gallup finds that about ...

Recently, the World Health Organization launched a flagship report declaring social connections a global public health priority. This is a monumental step in elevating the importance of social ...

Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz are social psychologists and colleagues in the department of psychology at James Madison University. Kerr’s work has been published in many academic journals, and she also ...

Editor’s Note: This article focuses on an important protective factor that every parent, educator, HR specialist, coach and faith leader can positively effect: social connection. The authors end with ...

Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact, Homo sapiens might still face extinction, because the social networks ...