It’s something most of us take for granted: posture. Whether you’re standing, sitting at your desk or looking down at your smartphone, posture plays a big role in your health. Good posture leads to ...

In the US, the message is clear: sitting up straight is good, and slouching is bad. But Beth Linker, author of "Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America", says it's more complicated than that. In her ...

A historian and sociologist of science re-examines the “posture panic” of the last century. You’ll want to sit down for this. By Matt Richtel For decades, the idea of standing properly upright carried ...