Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world's influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. When you twist open a bottle of Advil in search ...

Therapy is great—it’s like paying someone to professionally explain why you’re like this. But seriously, anyone who’s spent an hour unpacking childhood trauma knows humor is often the best medicine.

Looking back on the darkest moments of your life isn’t something most people enjoy doing. For the folks behind recovery meme accounts, though, it’s the source of some of their funniest jokes — and the ...

While most of us don’t really think about hospitals as funny places, it’s still, for many people, just a place where they work. In fact, in the US, it’s one of the most quickly growing employers. So ...

Sharing memes can be a helpful coping mechanism and create connections with like-minded people. Memes, which are usually humorous and relatable images paired with text, have become a key part of ...

A global outbreak that has killed thousands of people doesn’t seem like a likely source of humor, but the internet can’t stop cracking jokes about coronavirus. Since late last year, when China first ...

In 2024, memes took the internet by storm, becoming a universal language of humor, relatability, and cultural connection. These viral gems have evolved far beyond lighthearted jokes, transforming into ...

A new study examining meme creation found that AI-generated meme captions on existing famous meme images scored higher on average for humor, creativity, and “shareability” than those made by people.