- Do eggs actually raise cholesterol?
Daily Edition • July 28, 2025 SUPPORTED BY The highly anticipated Athletes Unlimited Softball League debuted this summer, but we couldn’t really call it legit until the pro league secured its official snack. Or snacks, we should say — ESPN Ultimate Snackdown teamed up with a group of social media food influencers to craft four special ice cream sundaes for the AUSL. With names like Strawberry Shortstop, Bases Loaded Brownie Blast, Key Lime Curveball, and Pinch Hitter Pudding, they all sound…Read more
- Foreign words that can’t be translated into English
Sunday Edition • April 28, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Just when we thought dogs couldn’t be any more lovable, they’ve given us a brand-new way to adore them. In an experiment put on by Pedigree and filmed live earlier this month, canine “conductors” were positioned center stage and given treats, toys, and other items. An orchestra then played music to the wagging of the pups’ tails as they received the stimuli. “When [the] tail went down, we had to play softer, or quieter,” a violinist said in a...
- How old is “old”?
Daily Edition • April 27, 2024 SUPPORTED BY Some may not think of hordes of bugs as particularly nice, but we do think it’s nice to be prepared, so here goes it: Within weeks, a large swath of the country will be faced with cicada broods XIX and XIII. These two broods last emerged at the same time 221 years ago (as in, when Thomas Jefferson was president), so it might be a pretty intense cicada season for the overlap areas in Illinois and Iowa. The good news is that cicadas are relatively...
- How to stay safe from extreme heat this summer
Daily Edition • April 26, 2024 SUPPORTED BY April is all about the Earth, so it makes sense that National Arbor Day is celebrated on the last Friday of the month. The day was first established in Nebraska in 1874 to encourage residents to plant trees, and the rest of the country eventually followed suit (though some states celebrate it earlier or later in the year based on climate). If you aren’t able to get out to actually plant a tree today, consider supporting the Arbor Day Foundation or...