Michael Dobie

We're becoming less happy, especially our young people, which turns out to have lots to do with our political polarization.

From elections to tariffs, we see that life like politics is a long game when things are rarely as good or as bleak as they seem at the moment.

We should focus on saving threatened species instead of trying to bring back ones that are extinct, even one glamorized on the TV series "Game of Thrones."

An exciting finding on a distant planet should also make us thankful for anyone who is doing the long, hard work of science.

Similar campaigns elsewhere have failed to raise birth rates and young people are struggling financially and socially, leaving many not wanting to have children.

He and other aging musicians offer a lesson on the importance of focusing on what you still can do and letting the rest go.

His reinstatement by Major League Baseball taps into a modern moral ambiguity in which rules are malleable and everyone seems to get a pass or pardon.

We owe it to those we have lost in battle to always remember the sacrifices they made for us.

First passenger-carrying trip into JFK reminds us of aviation's role on Long Island and its power to inspire us and make us dream of achieving more.

From being the infant at the center of the photo to the grandparent behind the camera, it has been a seamless, satisfying and fulfilling journey.