The humpback calf featured in the 2026 World Nature Photography Awards’ grand prize-winning photo is a rare sight: Only 1 in 40,000 humpbacks are born with its all-white coloring, caused by a lack of pigmentation. Australian photographer Jono Allen captured the calf as she glided through the sea with her mother off the coast of […]
The Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina were a whirlwind of extraordinary and inspiring stories. From Norway’s overall dominance to Team USA figure skater Ilia Malinin demonstrating remarkable resilience following a devastating defeat and Italy’s Federica Brignone becoming the oldest Alpine skier to win gold (twice) less than a year after a traumatic crash. Though most of
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Indiana resident Patricia Webster was eating a sandwich in her car last May when something suddenly became lodged in the back of her throat, she told NBC affiliate WDTN. Realizing she was choking with no one around to help, she exited her vehicle and began attempting the Heimlich maneuver on herself, leaning over the trunk
If you’ve been noodling over a trip Down Under, you may want to add Western Sydney to your itinerary. For the first time in over a century, a new major city is coming to the area — and it promises to be a hot spot of diversity and climate resilience. Called Bradfield City, the development
This winter, Nice News is partnering with Cure Blindness for our Cause of the Season — a quarterly fundraising initiative spotlighting nonprofits making the world a better place. Click here to donate, and read on to learn about the essential work the organization is doing. It’s impossible not to smile when watching someone get their
Building the nursery, attending prenatal classes, packing a hospital bag, choosing a pediatrician — these are just a few items that expecting parents typically need to tackle before their bundle of joy arrives. Add hosting a baby shower to the mix, and even for those who receive help planning, a joyful event can start to
You’re looking at the world’s rarest primate: the Hainan gibbon. Back in 2003, there were just 13 of these tree-dwelling apes living on the island of Hainan in the South China Sea due to deforestation and hunting. (For context, roughly 2,000 roamed the island in the 1950s.) But against the odds, the species has more
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Hiring a photographer to memorialize one of the most important days of your life is often nerve-racking, but couples who contract Olly Knight can rest assured that he’ll capture the celebration beautifully. The father of two from Kent, England, was named the U.K.’s best wedding photographer at the 2026 Wedding Industry Awards, and his favorite shots showcase the special moments that make these events so meaningful.
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There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys. Hip-hop and house both have their origins in the 1970s and early 1980s — in fact, they recently celebrated a 50th and 40th birthday, respectively. But it was only in 1989 that an award category for “best rap performance” started recognizing hip-hop’s contribution to U.S. music, and house had to wait another decade, with the introduction of “best dance/electronic recording” in 1998.
It is important and poignant to recall the hard life of Mary Ball Washington, who struggled — mostly alone — to raise our Founding Father. Historians have left us with inaccurate and mostly unpleasant accounts of her long and laborious years.
