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The 4-Day Workweek: This Entrepreneur Is Helping Companies Make the Shift

The four-day workweek is quickly becoming a global phenomenon — hundreds of companies on at least four continents have adopted the concept, and there’s even a search engine that job seekers can use to find remote opportunities with aligned businesses. Research has shown the shorter week can improve employee well-being without any loss in revenue […]

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Greece Is on a Mission to Improve Wheelchair Accessibility on More Than 200 Beaches

Health / 3 min. read

Greece is known for its sandy beaches, clear blue waters, and gorgeous islands — from the honeymoon destination of Santorini to the lush oasis of Corfu. Now, more people will be able to experience the country’s coastline with less friction, thanks to a project making hundreds of beaches wheelchair accessible. Free and remote-operated, the solar-powered

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Postal Service Honors “American Icon” Chief Standing Bear With Latest Stamp

Culture / 2 min. read

The U.S. Postal Service is honoring Chief Standing Bear, a 19th century Native American leader, with its latest stamp. The civil rights activist, who served as a chief in the Ponca tribe, filed a lawsuit in 1879 that ultimately established that Native Americans are people under U.S. law, and as such, entitled to the same

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New Soft Robotic Skull Implant Could Be Minimally Invasive Way to Treat Epilepsy, Other Neurological Conditions

Tech / 3 min. read

Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have developed a flexible, flowerlike device that can be inserted through a tiny hole in the skull and attached to the brain to help treat conditions like epilepsy. The project was initiated after a neurosurgeon approached Stephanie Lacour, director of the EPFL Center for Neuroprosthetics,

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Woman’s Viral Essay on Helping Her “Vivacious” Mom, 81, Make Friends Is Becoming TV Series: Inside the Story

Culture, Exclusive / 4 min. read

When journalist Monica Corcoran Harel shared an ad hoc personal ad titled “My mom has no friends” to Nextdoor last summer, she was hoping it might lead to a few meetups for her mother, Veronica Chaberski. Fast forward a year, though, and not only has the post bolstered Chaberski’s social calendar, but it also prompted

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Need a Quick Pick-Me-Up? Do These 15-Minute Activities to Give Your Brain and Body a Boost

Health / 8 min. read

Fifteen minutes may not seem like a lot of time, but when used intentionally, it can go a long way. Insert: a feel-good dance party, relaxing power nap, soul-filling chat with a friend, heart-boosting stroll — the list goes on and on. What’s wonderful about these aforementioned activities is you get a slew of benefits

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This List of America’s “Most Endangered Historic Places” Is Helping to Save Them

Culture / 7 min. read

Since 1988, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has generated a list of the “most endangered historic places” in the United States, and the 2023 iteration, containing 11 culturally significant spots, is out. From the Chinatown districts in both Seattle and Philadelphia to a gas station in Arizona that dates back to 1929, these sites

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All Women Over 40 Should Be Getting Mammograms, New Breast Cancer Guidelines Urge — What to Know

Health / 3 min. read

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in evidence-based and prevention medicine, released a new draft of recommendations this week encouraging all women to be screened for breast cancer every other year starting at age 40. The updated guidelines are a response to “new and more inclusive science about breast cancer

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Monitoring Prostate Cancer Versus Treating It Doesn’t Raise Mortality Risk, 15-Year Study Finds

Health / 3 min. read

There are about 288,300 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States each year, according to the American Cancer Society, and it’s the second most common cancer for men — roughly 1 in 8 will be diagnosed with it in his lifetime. But it’s also among the most survivable cancers. In fact, a new

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Engineers Design Water Filtration Method That Permanently Removes Toxic “Forever Chemicals”

Tech / 3 min. read

A team of engineers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new method that can permanently remove toxic “forever chemicals” from drinking water — technology that its lead developer compared to a Brita filter, “but a thousand times better.” So why do we need it? While no one wants to gulp down a serving

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