A new study examines how Asian elephants console one another in times of stress.========================Elephants are capable of empathy, a new study suggests.=========The findings, published in the journal PeerJ, describe how the animals reassure…

Erwin James: Clive Martin, campaigner for groups that support offenders and their families says that Chris Grayling’s massive reorganisation of rehabilitation will not in itself cut reoffending Does he feel the system has lost faith in the possib…

When you’re struggling with depression, the last thing you want to do is be self-compassionate.But this is precisely what can help. Self-compassion is “the capacity to find the wisdom and dignity in one’s experience (particularly suff…

Something transformative is happening in our schools. Changemaking and empathy are fast taking their places alongside reading and math as core competencies students need for success in life. Unless you’re off the grid, you saw evidence Friday eve…