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England's football captain Harry Kane after his team was knocked out of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 quarter final in December 2022

Mind

We now know why we mess up when the stakes are high

A brain mechanism that enables us to carry out tasks to achieve a certain reward may get disrupted when a jackpot prize is in sight

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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Stress makes us age faster but the effects can be reversed

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How to stop procrastinating and start getting things done

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Health

We must treat therapy with scientific rigour to see if it works

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Life

Dogs can smell when we're stressed from our breath and sweat

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A wide angle view shows piping laid along ten vegetable crop rows to irrigate with slow drips. Small green plants have sprouted along the rows.

Environment

Half of newly irrigated land is in water-stressed areas

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Dog hair hormone levels can tell us how stressful shelters are

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How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

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How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

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Environment

Carbon-negative crops may mean water shortages for 4.5 billion people

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Woman touching bridge of nose (Stress)

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Stress

Stress is a chemical reaction that starts deep in the brain, as a normal physiological response to life’s challenges.

Health

Grey hairs sometimes regain their colour when we feel less stressed

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Mind

Don't stress: The scientific secrets of people who keep cool heads

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Health

Relaxing relieves stress. Here’s the best way to do it

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Health

How what you eat directly influences your mental health

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