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NYC Restaurant Employs Grandmas From All Over the World to Cook, Share Recipes

Culture / 2 min. read

There’s something special about the taste of grandma’s cooking. And Enoteca Maria is all about capturing that something special. The Staten Island, New York, restaurant invites and employs real grandmothers from countries around the globe to cook their family recipes. “Growing up I realized that my grandmother had been the repository of our family culture […]

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Earth’s Most Powerful Solar Telescope Captures Sun in “Unprecedented Detail”

Science / 5 min. read

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui, Hawaii, is the largest and most powerful solar telescope on the planet, and the recent images it captured surely live up to those superlatives. The National Science Foundation released a set of eight new pictures last week, showing our sun in “unprecedented detail.”  The shots provide a

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I Love Books: The Social Impact Organization Striving to End Illiteracy in Kids

Exclusive, Humanity / 3 min. read

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that roughly 1 in 5 U.S. adults are illiterate or possess low literacy skills. I Love Books is on a mission to change that, one book at a time. The social impact organization, founded in 2021, aims to end illiteracy by ensuring that all children have access to

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Geckos, Orchids, and Snakes, Oh My: Scientists Discover 380 New Species in Southeast Asia

Environment / 2 min. read

One mammal, 46 reptiles, 24 amphibians, 19 fishes, and 290 plants make up the massive number of newly discovered species announced by the World Wide Fund for Nature — and they’re all from one remote region of Southeast Asia.  The 380 new species were found in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam, known as the

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Why Do Humans Care? The Science Behind It and How to Expand Our Compassion 

Humanity / 5 min. read

The late Fred Rogers, star and host of the long-running television series Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, once gave a touching endorsement of the importance of caring. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who

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Never Too Old to Succeed: Inspiring People Who Achieved Great Things Later in Life

Culture / 6 min. read

We’ve all probably heard the old adage “age is just a number.” But it’s one thing to hear it and a totally different thing to witness people accomplishing big dreams and setting new goals later in life.  United by a drive to keep moving forward, the impressive writers, adventurers, painters, creators, and changemakers featured in

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Everything You Need for the Perfect Picnic: 14 Must-Have Items

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. Since at least the Middle Ages, humans have been dining alfresco for fun. Picnics as we know them today have their roots in elaborate medieval hunting parties and gained popularity as fashionable soirees

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Forgiveness Can Foster Better Mental Health, Study Says

Health / 4 min. read

Maybe someone has wronged you or a loved one, or perhaps you’re disappointed in how you’ve handled something in the past. Whatever the situation, it can be incredibly difficult to forgive others and ourselves.  While most people likely know that ruminating and holding onto anger aren’t healthy, a new study shows that forgiveness may actually

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New UN Report Says the World Can Cut 80% of Plastic Pollution by 2040 — Here’s How

Environment / 3 min. read

It can sometimes feel like saving our planet is a lost cause — a phenomenon often dubbed “climate doomism.” But experts aren’t giving into that pessimism, and neither should we.  A new “solutions-focused” report from the United Nations Environment Program says the world could successfully cut plastic pollution by a full 80% by 2040. It

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