Indian civil servants to get free daily yoga lessons
Classes for officials and their families follows introduction of compulsory yoga for India’s police and defence forces
The key to our happiness is connection, not competition
Schools and workplaces encourage our selfish side, but research suggests this attitude is counterproductive to our wellbeing
International Day of Happiness: the songs that lift your spirits
At the start of this week, we asked you what songs made you happy – and to celebrate today’s official day of global joy, we’ve made a playlist of some of your best and most unusual choices
The village that fell asleep: mystery illness perplexes Kazakh scientists
For the last two years the residents of Kalachi have been falling into unexplained bouts of sleep - sometimes for weeks at a time. With no cause yet identified, Joanna Lillis meets the victims resisting relocation by the authorities
The longer babies breastfeed, the more they achieve in life – major study
Brazilian study of 6,000 babies from all backgrounds since 1982 finds those who breastfed were more intelligent, spent longer in education and earned more
Will the US ever pass a new chemical safety law?
Senators have introduced dueling bills to revamp a 39-year-old law regulating chemicals in the US, pitting environmentalists against businesses
What a masculinity conference taught me about the state of men
The International Conference on Masculinities examines the modern man, via talks on My Little Pony fetishists, fantasy role-playing games and how men can be more emotional in their friendships
There is no scientific case for homeopathy: the debate is over
Pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies as anything other than placebos are putting their customers’ health at risk
Extreme cod feasting – as only the Norwegians know how
The Barents Sea is home to the ‘wanderer cod’. Our writer helps to catch and sample a fish that’s hard to beat for freshness, taste and health-boosting vitamin D
Is therapy worth the cost? Guardian readers weigh in
In response to our series on the personal financial expenses of mental health, readers shared their own stories and thoughts