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“Our Jaws Dropped”: The Small Protein Restoring Youth to Older Brains

Science / 3 min. read

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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Pooch’s Picks: Everything You Need to Spoil Your Favorite Dog

Lifestyle, Things We Love / 5 min. read

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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Whale Wonder: How Blue Whales Made a Big Comeback Off California’s Coast

Environment / 4 min. read

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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Rare Spotless Giraffe Calves, One at a Zoo and Another in the Wild, Captivate the World

Culture, Environment / 2 min. read

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

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Fremont, California, Ranked the 2024 Happiest City in the US — See the Top 10 List

Culture / 6 min. read

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

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Saving an Endangered Route 66 Gas Station: Once a “Safe Haven” for Black Travelers

Culture / 3 min. read

“If you ever plan to motor west,” Nat King Cole crooned in 1946, “travel my way, take the highway that’s the best.” He was singing, of course, about historic Route 66, which spanned more than 2,400 miles from downtown Chicago, Illinois, to seaside Santa Monica, California — winding over the Missouri Ozarks, across Oklahoma, and

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World Photography Day: Arizona Youth Capture Stunning Nature Shots in 10th Annual Student Contest

Environment / 2 min. read

Established in 2010, World Photography Day is observed annually on August 19, celebrating the art, craft, science, and history of the visual medium. The date wasn’t chosen at random: Nearly two centuries ago, in 1839, the French government purchased the patent for the daguerreotype process, publicly presenting its details as “a gift to the world”

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Inside Paris’ Glow Up Ahead of the 2024 Olympics — Including River Seine’s $1B Rehab

Culture, Sports / 5 min. read

Paris, France, has long been heralded as one of the world’s most enchanting cities and a wellspring of creativity, innovation, and romance. But there’s always room for improvement, and the 2024 Olympics are the perfect opportunity. For the first time in 100 years, the City of Light will host the Games, and it’s getting a

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Michigan State Students Unearth 19th Century Observatory Foundation

Culture / 2 min. read

Students at Michigan State University have gotten a unique opportunity to glance into their school’s past after workers came upon the foundation of a 19th century observatory. They called MSU’s Campus Archaeology Program to investigate, and the students in the program were able to unearth remnants of the campus’s first observatory, constructed in 1881. “It

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Mural Magic: 9 Artists Making Communities Stronger and Brighter, One Wall at a Time

Culture / 6 min. read

The joy of wall murals is contagious. Pops of art — on brick walls, freeways, and street corners — brighten our routines and remind us that the world is full of wonder, surprise, and opportunities to look up when we’re all too often looking down. One of the most impactful examples of the power of paint

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