depression

A mental health crisis continues to unfold in Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria robbed millions of Americans of reliable access to basic necessities. Almost a year later, the psychological effects are still being felt.

Can green space improve mental health?

Greening public spaces in Philadelphia decreased residents’ feelings of depression by more than 68 percent.

Depressed about climate change? There’s a 9-step program for that.

It's modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous.

Climate depression is for real. Just ask a scientist

Climate change takes its toll on the scientists who study it. But maybe those on the front lines can eventually help the rest of us cope.

Drinking a lot of diet soda is linked to depression

Here's another excuse to stay the hell away from diet soda.

Sick of the suburbs: How badly designed communities trash our health

There’s no way around it: The suburbs make us sick. One brave researcher has set out to spread the word -- and suggest healthy alternatives.

What can one person do, when 6.8 billion are frying the planet?

Climate change got you down? Don't despair. Here's a visual exploration of what you can do to make a difference, featuring art, video, and dinosaurs.

Stunning color images of Depression-era rural America [SLIDESHOW]

You're probably familiar with the iconic black-and-white photos of farmworkers by Dorothea Lange and others, but these color images offer a gripping, intimate glimpse of the effects of the Depression on America's rural and small-town residents.

Ask Umbra on turning oil spill depression into transformation

Send your question to Umbra! Q. Dear Umbra, I always love reading Umbra’s Q&A’s.  But right now with the oil spill taking over the Gulf and ruining so many ecosystems, I just don’t know if anything I do really makes a difference. I live in southern Louisiana and remember feeling the same way after Katrina. […]