I’m not usually big on making New Year’s Resolutions. I’ve been in Mark Twain’s camp, who once famously wrote: "New Year's is a harmless annual institution, of no particular use to anybody save as a ...

Every January, many of us vow to improve our bodies, minds, careers and houseplants, all centered around the tradition of New Year’s resolutions. But how many Americans actually make resolutions? What ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. Hello and happy new year! I love the first few days of a new year. It evokes a feeling ...

Editor’s note: This roundtable went to press prior to the early Saturday U.S. attack on Venezuela and arrest/capture of its leader, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. It’s a natural human ...

It’s a new year, and as many Americans resolve to improve their finances, those goals often fade by February. The difference between good intentions and real progress often comes down to simplicity, ...

It’s that time of year when people resolve to be healthier, happier, and more productive. Nearly 50% of American adults make New Year’s resolutions, according to a 2026 nationwide poll, and about half ...

Is it just us, or has giving up on New Year’s resolutions become as routine as making them? It happens every year: you enter January full of hope and ambition for the new year, only to watch all that ...