- Another reason to quit smoking
. Daily Edition • October 23, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Candy corn: You either love it or you hate it — the Nice News team is pretty firmly in the former camp. According to consumer data via Instacart, there are some U.S. states where the Halloween treat gets particular love (and some where the opposite is true). Residents of Mississippi, Nebraska, and Kansas are big candy corn orderers, while those in Hawaii and Florida aren’t fans. Check out more Halloween candy trends across the country, including…Read more
- Nature vs. nurture: aging edition
Daily Edition • February 22, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Today is World Thinking Day — “a day of international friendship and a time to stand up for causes that could improve the lives of girls around the globe,” per the Girl Scouts. The global organization offers resources and activity guides for the occasion, prompting scouts to recognize the power of their thoughts. We’ll also take this opportunity to remind you that Girl Scout Cookies are currently available for sale (and home shipping!). Must...
- A mother’s love, seen from underwater
Daily Edition • February 21, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Hundreds of thousands of people have been memorialized in The New York Times obituary section — people who left a mark on society. But one of the paper’s obituary editors, Amy Padnani, noticed a few years ago that some of history’s trailblazers had been left out, namely many women and people of color. So in 2018, she launched “Overlooked,” a series of obituaries honoring “remarkable people” whose deaths went unreported. Learn more about the...
- Meet a new (and fuzzy) sunflower species
Daily Edition • February 20, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Getting in a good nap isn’t rocket science — or maybe it is. Using data from long-haul space crews, NASA researchers found that those who napped for around 26 minutes showed improved alertness and performance compared to those who didn’t. That may sound quite short, but there’s science backing up the so-called “NASA nap.” Cassie Hilditch, with NASA’s Fatigue Countermeasures Laboratory, explained to Good Housekeeping that with a brief afternoon...