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Best & Worst States for Older Adults' Well-Being: The Full List
By Live Science Staff published
A new poll surveyed older Americans on several aspects of well-being.

Golden Years: Americans Get Happier in Older Age
By Rachael Rettner published
There is an upside to aging: Older Americans tend to be happier, according to a new poll.

Drinking Beer May Help You Read Certain Emotions
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published
There's one ability that might be enhanced after you down a beer.

No Groom, No Gloom: Never-Married Women Just as Happy
By Laura Geggel published
Once women hit age 60, those who are married and those who have never been married are equally happy, new research finds.

Here's How Money Could Actually Buy Happiness
By Rachael Rettner published
Money really can buy happiness — if you buy things that "match" your personality, a new study from the United Kingdom suggests.

Denmark Is the World's Happiest Country
By Laura Geggel published
The happiest country in the world is famous for its butter cookies, Lego bricks and fairy-tale writer Hans Christian Andersen — it's Denmark, according to the 2016 World Happiness Report.

The World's Happiest and Least-Happy Countries of 2016 (Infographic)
By Karl Tate published
Chart showing top and bottom 20 countries ranked by happiness index.

The Happiest Places in the US: Top Metro Areas for Well-Being
By Sara G. Miller published
Where's the best place to live when it comes to well-being?
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