Go into any elementary school library in the United States, and you’ll likely spot the bright green and red cover of the The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Much like the titular caterpillar’s never-ending appetite, children’s love for Eric Carle’s 1969 picture book appears to be endless. Though Carle wrote and illustrated more than 70 children’s books […]
Dubbed “America’s Front Yard,” the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has long been home to several of the United States’ most iconic monuments, commemorating individuals and events that helped shape the nation. Now, a new exhibition is showcasing some elements of the country’s history that haven’t previously been honored in the public space. Running from
Mowing lawns is a popular and age-old way for young people to help out neighbors and make a few bucks. But thanks to Rodney Smith Jr. and his nonprofit Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service, people in need are getting their grass cut for free while the youth manning the lawn mowers receive valuable
Nearly 260 million young people around the world lack access to education. Maggie Grout, 23, is working to change that. At just 15, Grout had the vision to increase access to education infrastructure by building 3D-printed schools. She launched the innovative nonprofit Thinking Huts in 2015, and last year, the organization completed one of the
Loss is an inextricable, indiscriminate part of life. Yet when we witness others experiencing it, despite our best intentions, the “right” things to say or do so often elude us — even those of us who have suffered our own deep losses. “I still have struggled when I’ve been with a grieving person,” grief specialist and
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Scientists have identified the common denominator behind three different processes that all boost brain function. Injections of the anti-aging hormone klotho, infusions of young blood, and exercise have each been shown to promote cognitive rejuvenation in older mice, but until now, researchers didn’t know precisely why. On August 16, three teams — two from the
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Recommendations are independently selected by our team but may result in a commission to Nice News which helps keep our content free. It’s difficult to convey just how much humans love dogs. We’ve penned odes to them, captured their likenesses in photographs — Queen Victoria even commissioned an oil portrait of Prince Albert’s favorite greyhound
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Something big, blue, and beautiful is happening in the waters off of the Southern California coast: Blue whales are thriving again — an incredible comeback many decades in the making. While blue whales are the biggest animal in the world, weighing up to 330,000 pounds (about the same as an average commercial airplane), they are
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This article, originally titled “Rare Spotless Giraffe Born at Tennessee Zoo Believed to Be the Only One ‘on the Planet,’” was updated on 9/12/23 with the name of the giraffe and information about another one recorded in the wild, pictured above. Giraffes are defined by their long necks and spotted pattern, but one young animal
It’s been said that happiness is a state of mind, not a destination — and we couldn’t agree more. Even so, some places are known for being happier than others, and they can teach us important lessons about ways to find more joy no matter where we’re located on a map. On Feb. 27, personal
